Assignment of Copyright as a Remedy for Defamation
A variety of news outlets have reported on the defamation action launched by scientist Andrew Weaver against the National Post, […]
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Canadian Conference of the Arts Call for Speakers
The Canadian Conference of the Arts has issued a request for proposals for its Emerging Thinkers Speed Speaker Series, to […]
Copyrights and Campaigns
Copyrights and political campaigns, that is. Ben Sheffner has comprehensive post up about the lawsuit brought by Don Henley against […]
Copyright in Jokes
Wikipedia maintains a “World’s Funniest Joke” page – of the three currently on offer, this joke, which apparently won top […]
Backstage Pass: Contract Riders
News outlets such as the Toronto Star are reporting on the publication by The Smoking Gun of Mariah Carey’s 2010 […]
Taxes and Performing Artists
Yesterday was the tax filing deadline in the US, and April 30 is the date on which Canadians must file […]
Saskatchewan Entertainment Funding at Risk
CBC is reporting that the planned closing of the Saskatchewan Communications Network, the province’s public educational broadcaster, could jeopardize nearly […]
Entertainment Software Association Report
The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) has released its report and recommendations on a “national digital economy strategy”, entitled […]
How Do Movie Theaters Decide Which Trailers To Show?
Slate‘s ever-useful Explainer column provides the details: The "quadrant" system. As many as six trailers play before features at major […]
First Sale Doctrine and Canadian Law
Over at IP Osgoode’s IPilogue, Billy Barnes writes about a situation where intellectual property law rubber meets the entertainment law road: […]
Privacy Rights and Street Photography
David T.S. Fraser muses on the privacy law issues raised by photographing or filming individuals in public places: It’s an issue […]
The Canadian Look, Canadian Films and Canadian Tax Incentives
Peter Howell writes in the Toronto Star about how “Canadian films don’t have to ‘look Canadian’ any more” – describing […]
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