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“No Animals Were Harmed”: Using Live Animals in Canadian Film and TV Productions

The HBO television series Luck was recently cancelled after three horses died during production.  News reports indicate that the animal […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Movies
  • Tax/Tax Credits
  • Television

Saskatchewan Ends Film & TV Tax Credit

The Saskatchewan government has announced that it is eliminating the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit Program.  From the CBC news report: […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Television
  • Video Games

UK To Introduce Tax Credits for TV, Video Games and Animation

  This week, the UK government announced that it plans to offer tax credits to high end television productions, video […]

By Ken Dhaliwal
  • Movies
  • Television

Co-Production Updates

Two items of note relating to the issue of international treaty co-productions which I believe indicate their re-emergence as a […]

By Ken Dhaliwal
  • Copyright
  • Movies
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DOC Proposes Documentary Filmmaker Exception to Bill C-11

Kudos to The Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC), which has released a proposed Exemption for Documentary Filmmakers to Circumvent Technical […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Errors and Omissions Insurance
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You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 7)

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Errors and Omissions Insurance
  • Movies
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You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 6)

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Movies
  • Television

Conroy on Personality Rights in Canada

Amy Conroy, a Ph.D. student at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law, has written an excellent article summarizing the […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Errors and Omissions Insurance
  • Movies
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Invasion of Privacy Tort in Ontario – Implications for Entertainment Lawyers

The question of whether Ontario law recognizes a tort cause of action for invasion/breach of privacy has long been a […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Errors and Omissions Insurance
  • Movies
  • Television
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You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 5)

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Errors and Omissions Insurance
  • Movies
  • Television

You’re Getting Sued for What? An E&O Odyssey (Pt 4)

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and […]

By Bob Tarantino
  • Contracts
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Turmel v CBC (Dragon’s Den): Leave to SCC Denied

Following up on a story we discussed earlier this year (Turmel v CBC (Dragons’ Den) – Enforceability of Depiction Releases), […]

By Bob Tarantino

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