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 […]
Copyright
Tariffpalooza 2014
Summer 2014. The living is easy; the Copyright Board is certifying tariffs at a furious pace. As we noted back […]
Take Notice! Notice-and-Notice Coming Into Force in January 2015
On June 17, 2014, the Canadian government announced that the “notice-and-notice” provisions contained in the Copyright Act (Canada) will be coming […]
Towards Certainty on Webcasting – Re:Sound Tariff 8 Certified
We inch closer to certainty regarding what royalty rates are payable in Canada by online webcasting services such as Pandora, […]
The Challenge of the Unlocatable Copyright Owner – The Return
A few years back this blog published a couple of brief posts (The Challenge of the Unlocatable Copyright Owner; and […]
Cinar v Robinson – The Supreme Court Talks Entertainment Law
Claude Robinson’s long legal march is over. On December 23, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its unanimous decision […]
Video Game Resources
A couple of noteworthy recent publications relating to the Canadian video game industry: the Entertainment Software Association of Canada has […]
Faulkner v Sony – A Dying Past, or A Glass Half Full
Almost a year ago, we noted (You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 9)) that the owners of […]
Who’s Got the Look? Pelchat c Zone 3 inc. et al.
For reasons which elude me, the Quebec courts get all the interesting entertainment law disputes in Canada (see also: Robinson […]
Checklist: Reviewing Stock Library Content Licenses
When a film or television producer wants to make use of content supplied by a “stock” library (such as photographs, […]
Copyright Reversions and Loan-Out Corporations
A few weeks back, I had the opportunity to speak at an Ontario Bar Association Entertainment, Media & Communications Law Section […]
Licenses for Public Performance of Music at “Live Events” in Canada
SOCAN (the Canadian public performance rights collective) recently announced that in 2012 they paid over $20 million in royalties from […]