The Copyright Board has jurisdiction to determine disputes between licensing bodies and persons claiming licences and hear objections to any fees, charges, royalties or licensing schemes. When determining such disputes and hearing such objections, This Board has all powers of a civil court under Code of Civil Procedure in respect of summoning, enforcing attendance of and examining any person on oath, receiving evidence on affidavits, issuing commissions for examination of witnesses or documents, requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office.