Re:Sound v. Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada et al., [2012] N.R. TBEd. JL.025

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver and Karakatsanis, JJ.
Subject MatterCOPYRIGHT,STATUTES
Citation[2012] N.R. TBEd. JL.025,2012 SCC 38,432 NR 163,[2012] 2 SCR 376,347 DLR (4th) 308
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date12 July 2012
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66 practice notes
  • Reliance on Extrinsic Aids
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Statutory Interpretation. Third Edition Analyzing the Entire Context
    • June 23, 2016
    ...of Manitoba Inc v Manitoba Telecom Services Inc , 2014 SCC 11 at para 70ff; Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada , 2012 SCC 38 at paras 37–39; R v Tse , 2012 SCC 16 at para 28; R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, 2011 SCC 42 at para 127; Plourde v Wal-Mart Canada Corp , 20......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Statutory Interpretation. Third Edition Preliminary Sections
    • June 23, 2016
    ...240 DLR (4th) 193, 2004 SCC 45 .........................................37, 373 Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, Re, 2012 SCC 38 ........................................................................................ 268, 285 Sparling v Quebec, [1988] 2 SCR 1015, 55 D......
  • R v Baker,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...basic approach to statutory interpretation is easy to state”) & Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Ass'ns of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 at para 25, [2012] 2 SCR 376 per LeBel, J. (“The main issue in this appeal involves the well-known principles of statutory 47 A court must ......
  • Guindon v. Minister of National Revenue, (2015) 473 N.R. 120 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 5, 2014
    ...statutes may be interpreted purposively, the interpretation must nevertheless be consistent with the words chosen by Parliament": [2012] 2 S.C.R. 376, at para. 33. Here, both the purpose and the wording of the provision trumpet that notice is mandatory. To nonetheless read in a broad discre......
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46 cases
  • R v Baker,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...basic approach to statutory interpretation is easy to state”) & Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Ass'ns of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 at para 25, [2012] 2 SCR 376 per LeBel, J. (“The main issue in this appeal involves the well-known principles of statutory 47 A court must ......
  • Guindon v. Minister of National Revenue, (2015) 473 N.R. 120 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 5, 2014
    ...statutes may be interpreted purposively, the interpretation must nevertheless be consistent with the words chosen by Parliament": [2012] 2 S.C.R. 376, at para. 33. Here, both the purpose and the wording of the provision trumpet that notice is mandatory. To nonetheless read in a broad discre......
  • Agrium v Orbis Engineering Field Services,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 8, 2022
    ...a statute in a way that overwhelms the statute’s plain language:  Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 at para 33, [2012] 2 SCR 376.  [27]           As this case involves numerous pieces of ......
  • 2023 ABCA 136,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...basic approach to statutory interpretation is easy to state”) & Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Ass'ns of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 at para 25, [2012] 2 SCR 376 per LeBel, J. (“The main issue in this appeal involves the well-known principles of statutory 47 A court must ......
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12 firm's commentaries
  • Bill C-11 - Canada's 'New and Improved' Copyright Act
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 20, 2012
    ...v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2012 SCC 37 Re:Sound v. Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 Highlights of Bill C-11, as Proclaimed in As its name suggests, the Copyright Modernization Act accomplishes the task of modernizing Canadian copyrig......
  • Top Appeals Of 2012: The Appeals Monitor Looks Back
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 4, 2013
    ...of the recipient) could not be excluded from s. 3(1)(f). In another case, Re: Sound v. Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, 2012 SCC 38, the Court held that pre-existing individual sound recordings incorporated into a cinematographic work amounted to a "soundtrack" excluded from t......
  • Pursuing The Balance In Copyright
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 18, 2012
    ...the multiple streaming was considered to be a communication to the public. In Re: Sound v. Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, 2012 SCC 38, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of the entitled to remuneration under a tariff under s. 19, applicable to "sound recording", of perfor......
  • A Sound Recording That Is Part Of A Soundtrack Cannot Be The Subject Of A Tariff Under Section 19 Of The Copyright Act When The Recording Accompanies A Cinematographic Work: Re: Sound v. MPTAC (2012 SCC 38)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 23, 2012
    ...when it is a soundtrack that accompanies a cinematographic work. The following is a link to the full decision: http://scc.lexum.org/en/2012/2012scc38/2012scc38.html The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought a......
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7 books & journal articles
  • Reliance on Extrinsic Aids
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Statutory Interpretation. Third Edition Analyzing the Entire Context
    • June 23, 2016
    ...of Manitoba Inc v Manitoba Telecom Services Inc , 2014 SCC 11 at para 70ff; Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada , 2012 SCC 38 at paras 37–39; R v Tse , 2012 SCC 16 at para 28; R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, 2011 SCC 42 at para 127; Plourde v Wal-Mart Canada Corp , 20......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Statutory Interpretation. Third Edition Preliminary Sections
    • June 23, 2016
    ...240 DLR (4th) 193, 2004 SCC 45 .........................................37, 373 Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, Re, 2012 SCC 38 ........................................................................................ 268, 285 Sparling v Quebec, [1988] 2 SCR 1015, 55 D......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Digital Copyright Law
    • June 21, 2016
    ...of Canada, 2014 FCA 48 .......................... 91 [ 218 ] Table of Cases Re:Sound v Motion Picture heatre Associations of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 ......................................................................................................90 Red Label Vacations Inc (redtag.ca) v 411......
  • Plausible Interpretation, Mistakes, and Gaps
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Statutory Interpretation. Third Edition Achieving Harmony
    • June 23, 2016
    ...explains the thinking underlying the rule: 1 2011 SCC 25 at para 40. See also Re: Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada , 2012 SCC 38 at para 33. 2 2008 SCC 58 at para 15. See also Bernadelli v Ontario Housing Corp , [1979] 1 SCR 275 at 284. 287 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION 288 ......
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