Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. Web TV is the new place to be, so it seems. Google is currently in talks with Filmyard Holdings to license the digital rights to Miramax Film’s extensive repertoire. The negotiation efforts are in the hopes of bolstering its online services such as YouTube […]
Nathan Fan is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School “Few things are more important to the future of the American economy and job creation than protecting our intellectual property”, said Senator Patrick J. Leahy while introducing the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) to the U.S. Senate on September 20, 2010. Aimed […]
Nathan Fan is a JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School Yesterday, Netflix launched its leading Internet movie subscription service in Canada, hoping to add “meaningfully to the entertainment choices available to Canadian consumers”. For $7.99 a month, Netflix is offering unlimited streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows to anyone with a broadband […]
Stu Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School The Federal Court of Appeal recently released a decision holding that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are not considered to be broadcasters within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act and are therefore not subject to the same levies that are imposed on traditional TV and […]
Michael John Long is an LLM candidate advancing to the PhD at Osgoode Hall Law School On the morning of July 1st a common thread rippled throughout my email inbox; the topic related to movie streaming sites, or perhaps better said, a lack thereof. After a few key strokes I learned that this streaming website […]
Stuart Freen is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. While most of the media coverage of Bill C-32 (aka the “Copyright Modernization Act”) has focused on either the increased protection for digital locks or the new categories of user rights, the bill also includes some tough new laws aimed at stamping out illegitimate […]
Vincent Doré is a JD/MBA Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business. Documentary films are meant to depict reality. In fact, a documentary’s sole purpose may be to expose the reality obscured by propaganda, censorship and corruption. It is therefore in the public’s best interest to allow documentary filmmakers to depict […]
Bob Tarantino is a lawyer in the Entertainment Law Group of Heenan Blaikie LLP. He holds graduate degrees in law from Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Oxford. A filmmaker films an individual walking down a city street, past a convenience store. The camera captures, among others, two things: an advertisement consisting of […]
Bob Tarantino is a lawyer in the Entertainment Law Group of Heenan Blaikie LLP. He holds graduate degrees in law from Osgoode Hall Law School and the University of Oxford. A suitable name for an entertainment project can be critical to its success and can even enhance the aesthetic effect of the overall work. In […]
Nathan Fan is a JD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Wilson released a summary judgment on December 21, 2009, finding Gary Fung and his peer-to-peer torrent websites liable for inducing copyright infringement in the U.S. Proceedings against Gary Fung began in 2006, when MPAA members sued Gary Fung and his […]