Mark Litwak points towards a useful resource: the Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) website, in particular the portion of the website which includes summaries of recent arbitral decisions. While the summaries are generally quite abstract, the names of the parties are included, so it could prove useful when doing due diligence on potential participants in a project. The website also contains sample arbitration clauses for use in agreements, and the text of the IFTA rules for international arbitrations.
Entertainment Arbitrations

About Bob Tarantino
Bob Tarantino is Counsel at Dentons Canada LLP and focuses his practice on the interface between the entertainment industries and intellectual property law, with an emphasis on film and television production, financing, licensing, distribution, and IP acquisition and protection. His clients range from artists and independent producers to Canadian distributors and foreign studios and financiers at every stage of the creative process, from development to delivery and exploitation.
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