Contracts
What makes a good “morals clause”?
“Lights, Camera…Take-off”: Legal Considerations When Hiring a Drone Services Operator for Filming
Shopping Agreements: The Pros and Cons as Compared to Option Agreements
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Canada’s Anti-Spam Law – New Guidance on Offering Apps, Software
Canada’s Anti-Spam Law (CASL) targets more than just email and text messages CASL also prohibits installing a “computer program” – […]
Leuthold v CBC: “Industry Practice” in Interpreting Contracts
When, if ever, can “industry practice” be used in interpreting contracts? That question is of particular relevance in the entertainment […]
How Many Pieces of Flair Do You Have? Obtaining Merchandising Rights from Actors
A recent decision from the US federal courts offers a timely reminder of the importance for producers of specifically spelling […]
Optioning Film or TV Rights in a Book – A Checklist
As Torontonians know, we are in the midst of a mayoral election campaign; in all the excitement surrounding the candidate […]
Enforceability of Depiction Releases Redux – MHR Board Game Design v CBC
Whatever else one might want to say about the CBC television series Dragons’ Den, this much is indisputable: no other […]