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Entertainment Arbitrations

Mark Litwak points towards a useful resource: the Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) website, in particular the portion of the […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Nova Scotia Changes Film/TV/Digital Tax Credit

The Nova Scotia government has announced changes, effective December 1, 2010, to its Film Tax Credit and Digital Media Tax […]

By Bob Tarantino
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New Telefilm Canada Guidelines for International Treaty Co-Productions

Telefilm Canada has revamped its international treaty co-production materials: new guidelines (published November 29, 2010) updated FAQs revised forms and […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Structuring Option Prices for Entertainment Contracts

Matt Galsor at Law Law Land put up a nice post on formulas for determining the purchase price when optioning […]

By Bob Tarantino
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US States Moving Away from Film and TV Tax Credit Incentives?

According to Tom Moroney writing at Bloomberg Businessweek (hat tip: Entertainment Law Reporter), the climate in the United States for lucrative […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Title Dispute – Similar or Identical Titles for Film and TV Projects

Aaron Moss, writing at Law Law Land, has a great post about identical or similar movie titles: Reuse and Confuse? […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Collecting Entertainment Law Questions and Answers 11.08.10

A round-up of questions and answers provided by entertainment law blogs (readers should note that the links below are to […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Entertainment Contracts – Get It In Writing

If there’s a single maxim by which entertainment lawyers live, it’s surely “get it in writing”.  And if anyone needed […]

By Bob Tarantino
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New CAVCO Policy re Proof of Canadian Citizenship

The Canadian Audio-visual Certification Office (CAVCO) has announced a new policy (CAVCO Public Notice 2010-01) relating to the submission and retention […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Life Story Rights – Some Considerations

Diane Krausz has posted a valuable item: Whose Life is it Anyway? Clearance of Life Story Rights in Film.  The […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Secrets of Reality TV Participant Contracts

How much would it cost a reality show participant who revealed a secret storyline twist before the episode was broadcast?  […]

By Bob Tarantino
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Canadian Copyright and Derivative Rights in Non-Fiction Books

Matt Galsor (writing at Law Law Land) answers the question:  I Want to Write a Screenplay About a Guy Who […]

By Bob Tarantino

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