The Conservative party s use of CBC news footage in a partisan attack ad and tweets was a copyright infringement damaging to the public broadcaster s integrity and impartiality, Federal Court heard Thursday.
In submissions to the court, CBC lawyer Andrea Gonsalves said the federal Conservatives exploited the very qualities that make the CBC a trustworthy source of information. The works in issue are the products of CBC s skill and judgment; they reflect its high journalistic standards, practices, efforts and ethics, Gonsalves said. The use and the unfairness of the use poses a real risk of eroding CBC s trustworthiness and reputation in the eyes of the public.