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Bill C-32 – An Anticipatory Requiem for What We’ll Lose

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. There are hopefully few who would object to efforts to simplify or make shorter the Copyright Act (Canada) – any piece of legislation which boasts […]

Cindy, Incidentally – The "Incidental Inclusion" Exception in Canadian Copyright Law

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 […]

Neither Fish Nor Fowl - Trade-mark and Copyright Protection for Titles

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 […]

The Curious Case of the Actor’s Performance (Part Two)

Bob Tarantino is a lawyer in the Entertainment Law Group of Heenan Blaikie LLP. He holds graduate degrees in law from Osgoode Hall and the University of Oxford. This is the second part of Bob Tarantino's feature blog post on "performer's performances" in the Canadian Copyright Act.  Part One can be read here. In Section […]

The Curious Case of the Actor’s Performance (Part One)

Bob Tarantino is a lawyer in the Entertainment Law Group of Heenan Blaikie LLP.  He holds graduate degrees in law from Osgoode Hall and the University of Oxford. Thinking of entertainment law as the neglected adoptee of the intellectual property bar provides an apt metaphor.  Because it is more an area of practice than a […]