File No. CT-2015-014 COMPETITION TRIBUNAL IN THE MATTER OF the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34 (the “Act”); AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Stargrove Entertainment Inc. for an order pursuant to section 103.1 of the Act granting leave to bring an application under sections 75, 76, and 77 of the Act;
AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Stargrove Entertainment Inc. for an order pursuant to section 76 of the Act;
AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Stargrove Entertainment Inc. for an order pursuant to section 104 of the Act;
BETWEEN: STARGROVE ENTERTAINMENT INC. Applicant - and -UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP CANADA, UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA INC., SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA CO., SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC., ABKCO MUSIC & RECORDS, INC., CASABLANCA MEDIA PUBLISHING, and CANADIAN MUSICAL REPRODUCTION RIGHTS AGENCY LTD.
Respondents NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE AGAINST SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA CO., SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC., AND CANADIAN MUSICAL REPRODUCTION RIGHTS AGENCY LTD.
- 2 -THE APPLICANT, Stargrove Entertainment Inc., discontinues this application as against the Respondents Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada Co. and Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. without costs with the agreement of the Respondents Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada Co. and Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc. THE APPLICANT discontinues this application as against the Respondent Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. without costs with the agreement of the Respondent Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd.
April 4, 2016 __________________________ WEIRFOULDS LLP Barristers & Solicitors 4100 - 66 Wellington Street West P.O. Box 35, Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto, ON M5K 1B7
Nikiforos Iatrou Scott McGrath Tel: 416-971-7202 Bronwyn Roe Fax: 416-971-6638 Tel: 416-365-1110 spunniyamoorthy@dimock.com Fax: 416-365-1876 tkurys@dimock.com niatrou@weirfoulds.com smcgrath@weirfoulds.com broe@weirfoulds.com
Lawyers for the Applicant
TO: The Registrar Competition Tribunal 90 Sparks Street, Suite 600 Ottawa, ON K1P 5B4 Tel: 613-957-7851 Fax: 613-952-1123
per __________________________ DIMOCK STRATTON LLP 20 Queen Street West, 32nd Floor Toronto, ON M5H 3R3 Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy Thomas Kurys
- 3 -AND TO: MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Box 48, 66 Wellington Street West Toronto, ON M5K 1E6
Donald B. Houston Tel: 416-601-7506; Fax: 416-868-0673 dhouston@mccarthy.ca
Barry B. Sookman Tel: 416-601-7949; Fax: 416-868-0673 bsookman@mccarthy.ca
Lawyers for the Respondents Universal Music Publishing Group Canada and Universal Music Canada Inc.
AND TO: OSLER, HOSKIN & HARCOURT LLP 100 King Street West 1 First Canadian Place Suite 6200, P.O. Box 50 Toronto, ON M5X 1B8
Mahmud Jamal Tel: 416-862-6764; Fax: 416-862-6666 mjamal@osler.com
Peter Franklyn Tel: 416-862-6494; Fax: 416-862-6666 pfranklyn@osler.com
Lawyers for the Respondents Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada Co. and Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc.
AND TO: AFFLECK GREENE MCMURTRY LLP 365 Bay Street, Suite 200 Toronto, ON M5H 2V1
W. Michael G. Osborne Tel: 416-360-5919; Fax: 416-360-5960 mosborne@agmlawyers.com
Wendy Sun Tel: 416-360-1485; Fax: 416-360-5960 wsun@agmlawyers.com
Lawyers for the Respondents ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. and Casablanca Media Publishing
- 4 -AND TO: CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL LLP Suite 2100, Scotia Plaza 40 King Street West Toronto, ON M5H 3C2
Chris Hersh Tel: 416-869-5387; Fax: 416-640-3017 chersh@casselsbrock.com
Casey Chisick Tel: 416-869-5403; Fax: 416-644-9326 cchisick@casselsbrock.com
Lawyers for the Respondent Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd.
IN THE MATTER OF the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-34 (the “Act”);
AND IN Entertainment Inc. for an order pursuant to section 103.1 of the Act granting leave to bring an application under sections 75, 76, and 77 of the Act;
AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Stargrove Entertainment Inc. for an order pursuant to section 76 of the Act;
AND IN THE MATTER OF an application by Stargrove Entertainment Inc. for an order pursuant to section 104 of the Act;
BETWEEN: STARGROVE ENTERTAINMENT INC. Applicant - and -
UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP CANADA, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC., CANADIAN MUSICAL REPRODUCTION RIGHTS AGENCY LTD.
AGAINST SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA CO., SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC., AND CANADIAN MUSICAL REPRODUCTION RIGHTS AGENCY LTD
WEIRFOULDS LLP Barristers & Solicitors 4100 - 66 Wellington Street West P.O. Box 35, Toronto-Dominion Centre Toronto, ON M5K 1B7 Nikiforos Iatrou Scott McGrath Bronwyn Roe Tel: 416-365-1110 Fax: 416-365-1876 niatrou@weirfoulds.com smcgrath@weirfoulds.com broe@weirfoulds.com
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File No. CT-2015-014 COMPETITION TRIBUNAL
THE MATTER OF an application by Stargrove
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA INC., SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING CANADA CO., ABKCO MUSIC & RECORDS, INC., CASABLANCA MEDIA PUBLISHING, and
Respondents NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE
DIMOCK STRATTON LLP 20 Queen Street West, 32nd Floor Toronto, ON M5H 3R3 Sangeetha Punniyamoorthy Thomas Kurys Tel: 416-971-7202 Fax: 416-971-6638 spunniyamoorthy@dimock.com tkurys@dimock.com
Lawyers for the Applicant