Bob Tarantino, Author at Entertainment & Media Law Signal

I Didn’t Say That – The Ability of Actors to Control Their Performances Under Canadian Copyright Law

When the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its 2014 opinion in Garcia v Google (the original order […]

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Defamation

If You Know About It, You’re the Publisher – Website Operator Liability for Defamation

The first few months of 2015 have brought some welcome direction from Canadian courts regarding the liability of operators of […]

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Ontario Passes Protecting Child Performers Act

On April 30, 2015, Ontario passed Bill 17, entitled the Protecting Child Performers Act; on May 5, 2015, Bill 17 received […]

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Tax/Tax Credits

Ontario’s 2015 Budget Makes Changes to Cultural Tax Credits

The Ontario government released its 2015 Budget on April 23, 2015 – and it makes some significant changes to Ontario’s […]

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Handy-dandy Comparison Chart: Canadian Content, Production Services, Co-Ventures and Treaty Co-Productions

Everybody likes a “cheat sheet” which clearly summarizes the differences between various options – and now the Dentons Media and […]

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Contracts

I Want What She’s Getting – “Favored Nations” Clauses in Entertainment Contracts

The “favored nations” or “most favored nations” or “MFN” concept/clause, while not omnipresent in entertainment contracts, certainly gets its fair […]

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Announcements

Team Dentons Wants You! (well, not you specifically, just one of the people reading this post)

The National Entertainment Group at Dentons Canada LLP is hiring a Business Affairs Coordinator (to be located in either the […]

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Movies

Bob Tarantino

I Didn’t Say That – The Ability of Actors to Control Their Performances Under Canadian Copyright Law

If You Know About It, You’re the Publisher – Website Operator Liability for Defamation

Ontario Passes Protecting Child Performers Act

Ontario’s 2015 Budget Makes Changes to Cultural Tax Credits

Handy-dandy Comparison Chart: Canadian Content, Production Services, Co-Ventures and Treaty Co-Productions

I Want What She’s Getting – “Favored Nations” Clauses in Entertainment Contracts

Team Dentons Wants You! (well, not you specifically, just one of the people reading this post)

Permit Me to Explain – Work Permits and LMIAs for Foreign Actors

Ginuwine Concerns for Management Contracts

A Clarifying Development – “Canadian Content” Tax Credit Regulations Amended

The Challenge of the Unlocatable Copyright Owner – Checklists!

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