Question and Answer: Do I Need Permission to Use a Photograph of Public Domain Art?
Let’s imagine someone wants to use a photograph of a very old painting in their movie or television show (or, […]
Let’s imagine someone wants to use a photograph of a very old painting in their movie or television show (or, […]
I was speaking at a conference earlier this week when the discussion turned to the issue of “pay or play” […]
Ricardo Cestero over at Law Law Land remarks on the inherent tensions in the relationship between talent and talent agents […]
The Copyright Act (Canada) extends copyright protection to “architectural works” (a subset of “artistic works”) – does a filmmaker need permission […]
When a celebrity (or anyone else) walks down a red carpet, what are they consenting to in terms of the […]
About a year ago, we posted about Tattoos On Screen, offering a brief overview about the errors and omissions clearance […]
A relatively rare event recently occurred: the Federal Court of Canada delivered a decision regarding a “Canadian content” certification decision made […]
Filming currency can arise in a variety of circumstances: from filming actors exchanging money to using images of money in […]
Reports about Warren Beatty’s recent court victory in respect of the film and television rights to the Dick Tracy property offer […]
Over the last couple of weeks a number of articles have come to my attention which, in different measures, I […]
UPDATED BELOW The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently confirmed, in emphatic an unambiguous terms, that Ontario law does not recognize a […]
Nellie Andreeva, writing at Deadline | Hollywood, offers a detailed account of how Canadian cities are losing out on pilot […]