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You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- September 8 2011
As has been mentioned on this blog numerous times, the "clearance" process for obtaining "errors and omissions" (E&O) insurance for film and TV projects can sometimes be an arduous, frustrating process for both producers and their lawyers
Jones v Corbis - walking down a red carpet and implied consent to uses of images
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- June 3 2011
When a celebrity (or anyone else) walks down a red carpet, what are they consenting to in terms of the use of their image?
Dick Tracy returns: the importance of specificity in reversion clauses
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- USA
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- March 31 2011
Reports about Warren Beatty's recent court victory in respect of the film and television rights to the Dick Tracy property offer a chance to reflect on the wording of reversion clauses
The lurking danger of limited license durations
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- February 21 2011
Eriq Gardner at THR, Esq. reported earlier this month about a recent lawsuit filed in the United States: CBS Sued Over 63-Year-Old Song Used in 'Family Ties'
User-generated content - liabilities and prospects redux
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- February 14 2011
Last summer's Viacom v YouTube decision, though currently on appeal, continues to have resonance - particularly for Canadian copyright and entertainment lawyers in light of the fact that Bill C-32 (The Copyright Modernization Act) contains a provision (dubbed, variously, the "YouTube exception", the "mash-up exception" or the "UGC exception") which would create an exception to copyright infringement for "Non-Commercial User-generated Content"
Question and answer: who owns the copyright in an interview?
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- February 4 2011
While this may seem to be an obscure (or least inconsequential) question, it has relevance not just for journalists, but for freelance writers, documentarians, creators of non-fiction works and novelists
US 9th Circuit: promotional CDs not subject to restrictions on sale (and its Canadian relevance)
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- January 16 2011
In UMG Recordings, Inc. v Troy Augusto, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirmed that promotional CDs which are distributed by record companies are not subject to restrictions on their sale (hat tip: Barry Werbin
Settlement reached in Canadian music industry "Pending Lists" lawsuit
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- January 10 2011
A settlement, which remains subject to court approval, has been reached in the "Pending Lists" class action copyright infringement lawsuit: Major Canadian Record Labels Reach Agreement Regarding Payments to Songwriters and Publishers
Title dispute - similar or identical titles for film and TV projects
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- Canada
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- November 17 2010
A suitable name for an entertainment project can be critical to its success and can even enhance the aesthetic effect of the overall work
Abend v Spielberg - more on the ideaexpression dichotomy
- Heenan Blaikie LLP
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- USA
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- October 15 2010
The recent decision of the Southern District of New York Court in The Sheldon Abend Revocable Trust, v. Steven Spielberg et al., No. 08 Civ. 7810 United States District Court, S.D. New York, September 21, 2010 (full text of the decision is available here) offers another opportunity to see how courts handle assessing the "ideaexpression dichotomy" in cases of alleged copyright infringement
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- Author - Bob Tarantino
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