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TORONTO – Another adjournment has been granted in Voltage Pictures LLC’s motion to compel TekSavvy Solutions Inc. to hand over the names of hundreds of customers in one of the most significant copyright infringement cases Canada has seen.

Federal Court judge Leonard Mandamin made the order to allow enough time for a public interest group to have its own motion to intervene in the case to be heard before proceeding with the motion for disclosure on its merits.

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“Hearing a motion on a one-sided basis is risky,” Judge Mandamin said Monday.

The latest adjournment in this case will allow the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) time to have its motion to intervene heard before Voltage’s motion to compel disclosure of the names returns to court to be heard in full.

TekSavvy, an independent Internet service provider based in Chatham, Ont., has taken steps to provide notice to its affected customers to give them a chance to seek legal advice and attend court in person. Lawyer Nicholas McHaffie said Monday his client has also incurred about $190,000 in legal fees and other costs dealing with the motion for third-party disclosure brought by the California-based film studio Voltage.