Notable copyright decisions in 2022, part four

By John McKeown ( December 21, 2022, 8:15 AM EST) -- In Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association 2022 SCC 30 the Supreme Court of Canada interpreted subsection 2.4(1.1) of the Copyright Act. The court unanimously did not accept the board’s interpretation of subsection 2.4(1.1). The court concluded the act of “making a work available” is a separate physical activity from the act of a user downloading or streaming a work, but it is not a separately compensable activity....