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Practice Tips: Clearing Music for E&O Purposes

  • April 05, 2013
  • Bob Tarantino

The Entertainment, Media and Communications Section is proud to introduce Practice Tips, a series of articles that offer suggestions on legal issues frequently encountered by entertainment, media and communications lawyers.

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Monetizing Music File-Sharing: Reconciling Consumer Behaviour with a Willingness to Pay

  • April 05, 2013
  • Andreas Kalogiannides

The issue of unauthorized music file-sharing in Canada is a "good news bad news" situation: millions of Canadians regularly file-share music on peer-to-peer and BitTorrent networks without a licence, but according to a recent study commissioned by the Songwriters Association of Canada...

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Canadian Copyright Law: Tattoos and Body Art

  • April 05, 2013
  • Tara Parker

As tattoos have increasingly become part of mainstream entertainment culture, questions regarding the ownership and use of body art in media are surfacing at the cutting edge of copyright law.

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Join the EMC LinkedIn Group!

  • June 07, 2012
  • Bob Tarantino, Stephen Zolf

The OBA Entertainment, Media & Communications Law Section LinkedIn group has been up and running for nearly six months now. Join our very own LinkedIn group!

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Top 15 Books Every Lawyer Should Read

  • June 07, 2012
  • Dan Ciraco, Angelika Heim,Jordan Nahmias

We asked some of our favorite law librarians and the chair of the OBA Entertainment, Media & Communications Section about books for lawyers. Whether it’s for your next poolside vacation or your commute into work, here are the Top 15 books that every lawyer should read, in no particular order:

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

EMC Holiday Social

  • March 12, 2012
  • Jason Meloche, Merina Crowe

The Entertainment, Media and Communications (“EMC”) Section of the OBA gathered at the newest King Street hotspot, Hush Bar & Patio (conveniently located across the street from the TIFF Lightbox) for our annual Holiday Social on November 30, 2011.

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law