In Bell Media Inc. v. GoldTV.Biz, 2019 FC
1432, the Federal Court dealt with a novel motion in Canada for a
“site-blocking order”. The broadcasting company
plaintiffs sought an interlocutory mandatory injunction against the
innocent third-party Internet Service Providers (ISPs) seeking to
compel the ISPs "to take steps to block their customers from
accessing websites and Internet services operated by the anonymous
Defendants."
The plaintiffs allege that the defendants are infringing
copyright by operating unauthorized subscription services that
provide subscribers access to the plaintiff's programming
content over the Internet.
The innocent third-party respondents are the major Canadian ISPs
and most of them consented to the motion. TekSavvy raised a number
of objections including that the dispute falls within the
specialized expertise and mandate of the Canadian Radio-television
and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and in this circumstance,
"although the
