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Rogers Communications Inc. wants the Supreme Court of Canada to reconsider a copyright ruling on pirated content that internet policy experts say could raise prices for law-abiding consumers.

The Toronto-based communications giant filed for leave to appeal a federal court decision that stipulated internet service providers must turn over subscribers’ identities for free if copyright holders suspect them of copyright infringement.

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Copyright holders such as film studios often use court orders to obtain alleged offenders’ identities from internet providers, which typically charge about $100 to track down the suspect associated with the IP address at the time of downloading.

But in May, the federal court ruled internet providers could not recoup these costs because the fee could potentially make it too expensive for copyright holders to go after illegal downloaders. Instead, it suggested internet providers pass the costs along to all consumers – even those that do not infringe.