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 […]
Bob Tarantino
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 […]
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 […]
Permit Me to Explain – Work Permits and LMIAs for Foreign Actors
As much as we Canadians (justifiably) boast about our homegrown talent, there is no hiding the fact that to maximize […]
Ginuwine Concerns for Management Contracts
[We proudly offer a guest post authored by esteemed colleague and articling student Ben Iscoe, with an assist from yours […]
A Clarifying Development – “Canadian Content” Tax Credit Regulations Amended
The October 4, 2014 Canada Gazette (being vol. 148, no. 40), contained something of note for Canadian film and TV lawyers: […]
The Challenge of the Unlocatable Copyright Owner – Checklists!
As this blog has documented on numerous occasions (first; second; third), Canada’s Copyright Act contains an “unlocatable owner” licensing mechanism (sometimes referred to […]
#Monkey-Selfie
[We proudly offer a guest post co-authored [ha! you’ll realize that was hilarious once you read through the post] by […]
Insensitive – Copyright Implications of Jann Arden’s Stand
Twitter began to light up on August 7, 2014 when Canadian singer/songwriter Jann Arden (@jannarden) began to object, via a […]
Tariffpalooza 2014
Summer 2014. The living is easy; the Copyright Board is certifying tariffs at a furious pace. As we noted back […]
You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 13)
This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]
You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 12)
This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]