Fitness Business Canada Nov/Dec 2009

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Canadian clubs to Part B of the NRCC’s
interrogatories.
The alarm bells are clearly and loudly
ringing for fi tness club operators across
Canada. While paying a reasonable
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tion of their tariff. Answers to these ques- could prove to be disastrous for facility op-
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Rights Collective of Canada), the associa- FIC would have to wait for the NRCC to try Canada
tion representing artists and the record fi le its case on Jan. 29/2010 which would The total legal cost that FIC is incur-
companies for their performance rights, are leave only a few months for FIC to com- ring to fi ght the tariff on behalf of the
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nerses pfarecsileitnietisn. g artists and the has fi led a formeavl eoryb Cjecatnioan dioan n fiO tcntoesbse pr ro- icnogn ate csrtitnig cailn sthagis e olegf tahl ep hroecaereidnign pgr. ocess,
record companies for their per- 16th 2009 to the VCIDopEyRrigh4t BHoIaSrd SofE TOFQwUhETerhSe eT atIhlOeay rNmwS bill enlles aed ret ro isnpgeind g lsoigundilfiy c faonr t
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frotm empevtein ng a bto rieref mreovviee w Fiotf neevsesn ts to date: detailed response about aWll hCilaen paadyiainn gc alu rb eaoswonaebrsle. amount for the
Industry Council of Canada • NRCC hats hiessir ucelud b 46 bquusiensetisos npsr o- use of recorded music is not being contest-
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tusin toi dts iaspttuetmpe tht et to anregiff ootnia Mtea y 30th 2008. quires the most detaileredspo resnposen sraet aeb hoaust lpirnoev pe tleod bge d foisramst arot:u ws fwowr f.afi ccidlinty.c oap. erators
Gra fnateird r fautlel i snttreurcvteunreer f sotra Ctuas onand Fieabn. 2, their club business profib lee ann ldo owp. NerRaCtioCn is in Canada.
20c0l9ub, FsI.C has since been engaged in a that any club operator is ever likely to be The total legal costs that FIC is incur-
lengtNhy RClegCa’sl sptrocnegs as ramim tead ctaict sa allreev iating required to provide. The full question- rin*gW tiot fih ﬁg hlets t phreo tvaidriefdf i bs ey tshtiem Faitnedes tso be
the evpidoteennt tfiarollm y deevvean sa tabtirnieg f irmpevieacwt of this naire has been sent out to FIC’s contact Iunpdwuastrrdys C oof $u5n0ci0l o,0f0 C0.a Tnoa ddate, FIC has re-
taroif ef ovnen tthse t fio dtnaetses: industry. list and, not surprisingly, the response ceived $250,000 for its legal defense fund.
s4ARIFF.OWASlLED rate is low. NRCC is now saying that FIC is reaching a critical stage of the hear-
o• n MarIcf h ap2p0r, o2v0e07d , aas ncdu rrently pro- this low response means that club own- ing process, where it will need to spend
poFseICd s, Toaurgifhf Nt ion:t 6er wveonueldr require club own- ers do not fi nd that their proposed tariff signifi cant amounts of capital to appropri-
ers ttaot puasy t $o d3 pisepru gtreo tuhpe e xercise class plus costs are excessive. In consequence, Glen ately defend all Canadian club owners.
5%ta orfi gff oronss M salye 3s p0e, 2r m00o8n. th for the use of Bloom (lawyer for the NRCC), is attempt- If you have not yet contributed to the
coGpyraringthetde fd umllu isnitce. rIvn eand-dition, if certifi ed ing to remove FIC from contesting in Tariff Defence Fund, please complete an
in ietrs s ctuatruresn itn f Forembr, tuharey t ariff would be pay- this legal proceeding, due to his conten- online pledge form at www.fi cdn.ca.
ab2le 0r0e9t,r oFaICct hivaesl y sitno cJea nb. e1e, n 2008. tion that there was a low response rate of
engaged in a lengthy legal process
to alleviate the potentially devastat-
Schedule & Hearing Dates for NRCC Tariff – Fitness Industry Council of Canada
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industry.
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