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OBA EM&C: who owns that? Copyright terminations and reversions in the United States and Canada

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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March 6 2013

Court battles waged by the heirs of the co-creators of Superman and the co-writer of “Y.M.C.A” (Victor Willis, the “cop”, in case you were wondering

US anti-circumvention rulemaking, documentary films and Canadian copyright

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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August 3 2010

Last week's promulgation by the United States' Librarian of Congress of a rule which creates an exemption for certain classes of works from the prohibition (in the US Copyright Act, first introduced by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA) against circumventing technological measures that control access to copyrighted works - which is rather a mouthful (or eyeful) - is noteworthy for a number of reasons which are of immediate relevance to Canadian entertainment lawyers and copyright enthusiasts

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

ASCAP, SOCAN, public performances and telecommunications

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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September 30 2010

The US Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision in US v ASCAP (sometimes referred to as ASCAP v RealNetworks) has generated a surprising amount of commentary - particularly from practitioners and academics outside of the United States

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

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 7)

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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February 28 2012

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and which are supposed to be covered by E&O insurance, and which aims to demonstrate that what might seem to a producer to be paranoia on the part of their lawyer is, in fact, well-founded

Neighbouring rights in the US and Canada: contracts and copyrights

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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June 6 2012

The news that Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Big Machine Label Group have reached a private agreement whereby the broadcasting undertaking will pay to the record label and its artists a revenue-based royalty for terrestrial radio broadcasts is instructive for a number of reasons

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 8)

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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USA
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May 22 2012

This post is part of an occasional series highlighting the type of risks which film and TV producers face and which are supposed to be covered by E&O insurance

You're getting sued for what? An E&O odyssey (Pt 9)

Heenan Blaikie LLP
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Canada, USA
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October 30 2012