Upcoming Entertainment Law CLE/CPD/Conferences/Stuff
At some point along the way, “CLE” (Continuing Legal Education) has morphed into “CPD” (Continuing Professional Development) for reasons which […]
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CMPA’s The Branded Entertainment Landscape
The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) recently published the first in a series of white papers dedicated to branded entertainment […]
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 […]
Wiping the Slate Clean: When Fake Movie Products Have Real-World Counterparts
Often when practicing entertainment law, particularly in Canada, attempts to analyze a particular situation run up against a road-block: there […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prime Time 2013 – News Flash
Today at the Prime Time Conference in Ottawa, Paul Calandra, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and […]
You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 10)
This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]
(More) Crowdfunding for Canadian Entertainment Projects
The 2013 Academy Awards were something of a coming-out party for crowdfunded films: three crowdfunded films were nominated for awards. […]
Crowdfunding for Canadian Entertainment Projects
One of the inevitable challenges faced by independent entertainment entrepreneurs, such as film producers or videogame developers, is obtaining financing […]