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Concerts And Music Festivals: Understanding The Risks And Ensuring Your Safety

There are few spaces where people truly allow themselves to get lost in the moment. But when you, your friends, and hundreds or thousands of other fans are singing along with your favourite band as they command the stage...

Canada Media & IT

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Howie, Sacks & Henry LLP

The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

Although it is battling for eyeballs with newer services like TikTok, YouTube is still a dominant player in the online video space.

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Procido LLP

Amping Up Trade Wars: Tariffing Intangible Film, Television, And Streaming Content

On Sunday May 4, 2025, President Trump posted on social media that foreign film production represents a US national security threat necessitating a 100% tariff on films made outside of the United States.

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

Monetizing The Melody: The Billion-Dollar Evolution Of Music Securitization

Asset securitization offers an efficient structuring solution to finance and capitalize certain businesses. It has been used in Canada and internationally to finance and refinance auto...

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Gowling WLG

Episode 22: Fair Dealing In Canada, Part One (Podcast)

Canada Media & IT

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Dentons

Une nouvelle loi californienne oblige les boutiques numériques à indiquer tout achat effectué sous licence seulement

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken (French)

Music Rights Trump Campaigns

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Williams v Music And Entertainment Rights Licensing Independent Network Ltd And The Territorial Principle

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Fasken

When Chili's Met The Beastie Boys: A Sizzling Sabotage Showdown

Canada Media & IT

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Nelligan Law

Friday Afternoon With Vinny

Canada Media & IT

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Casey & Moss LLP

CRTC Imposes Mandatory Contribution Obligations On Online Undertakings For The Creation And Promotion Of Canadian And Indigenous Content

Canada Media & IT

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Fasken

Streaming Services Required To Contribute 5% Of Revenues To Prescribed Funds

Canada Media & IT

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

AI In Music: The Drake/Tupac Case And Beyond

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Miller Thomson LLP

Altice USA Reportedly Sued For Allegedly Enabling Piracy By Subscribers

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Goodmans LLP

Appointing Someone To Make Health Care Decisions If You Become Unable To

Canada Healthcare

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McKercher LLP

Webinar: 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Counsel Profession

Worldwide Law Practice

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Conflit d'intérêts dans l'administration d'une succession : ce que l'affaire Virdi Estate (Re) enseigne aux exécuteurs testamentaires

Canada Litigation

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Miller Thomson LLP

Canadian Intellectual Property Office "Next Generation Patents" Update And Status As Of May 13, 2025

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Smart & Biggar

CRA Unveils New Process For Canadian Taxpayers To Authorize Their Tax Representatives To Access Their Online CRA Account Using "Authorize A Representative"

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Paying For Music Licensing; Or What Do You Mean My Music Streaming Service Is Not Enough?‎

Chances are the last time you were waiting in a doctor's office, shopping in a retail store, having a drink at a bar, or waiting on hold on the phone, you were listening to music.

Canada Media & IT

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DLA Piper

Spotify's AI: The Key To Unlocking Your Perfect Playlist

Spotify, the popular music streaming service, has been experimenting with AI-generated playlists created with prompts.

Canada Technology

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Goodmans LLP

Can AI Be An Inventor? Redux

Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as ChatGPT and DABUS, have sparked debates about their potential role in patenting new inventions.

Canada Technology

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PCK Intellectual Property

Copyright Board Modernizes Royalty Tariff-Setting Procedures For Users

In May 2023, the Copyright Board of Canada (the "Board") announced its completion of Phase 1 of its Modernization Initiative. Particularly, Phase 1 had included the Board's implementation...

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McMillan LLP

Cernjul V. The Nordic Insurance Company Of Canada: A Consideration Of The Insured's Entitlement To Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage And Indemnity (Ontario)

Canada Litigation

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Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP

Manhattan Jury Finds That Ed Sheeran Did Not Copy Marvin Gaye's ‘Let's Get It On'

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Cassels

Where The Arts And Business Intersect (Video)

Canada Media & IT

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

The Future Of Generative AI In The Entertainment Industry: Legal Considerations And New Opportunities

Canada Technology

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Miller Thomson LLP

Who Owns AI-Generated Creations – And Why You Should Care (Podcast)

SB

Smart & Biggar

Let's Chat(GPT)

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Lenczner Slaght LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Hits Pause Button On Double Royalties Payable By Online Music Service Users

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McMillan LLP

Canada vs. The U.S.: Songwriter Collaborations And The Value Of Co-writer Agreements

Canada Media & IT

CP

Cox & Palmer

The Making Of Music IV: The Intrinsic Value Of Music Masters

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Making Of Music III: Is There Value In Owning The Physical Masters?

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Supreme Court Of Canada Hits Pause Button On Double Royalties Payable By Online Music Service Users

Online music service ("OMS") providers scored a win on July 15, 2022, with the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") decision in Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada ("SOCAN")...

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McMillan LLP

Canada vs. The U.S.: Songwriter Collaborations And The Value Of Co-writer Agreements

Two or more songwriters sit down… armed with guitars and a notepad… intending to change the world with a great song.

Canada Media & IT

CP

Cox & Palmer

The Making Of Music IV: The Intrinsic Value Of Music Masters

In part three of the series, we began to discuss the evidence that the physical masters are a significant asset to the owner by looking at the concept of remastering to keep up...

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Making Of Music III: Is There Value In Owning The Physical Masters?

In the first article of this series, we outlined Revenu Québec's argument that the master tapes (without the associated copyright) held no value. In contrast, Unidisc argued that the physical medium held all the value.

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

The Making Of Music II: Copyright And The Value Of Master Recordings

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Sound Recording Copyright vs. Musical Work Copyright

There are many, many, many good articles out there explaining the difference between the musical work copyright and the sound recording copyright. However, I suppose there is no harm in adding one more to drive the point home.

CP

Cox & Palmer

10 Questions For A Music Lawyer

I often run into artists or young industry professionals at music conferences who want to meet with a lawyer, but are not really sure what to ask.

CP

Cox & Palmer

Record Deals And Contract Tips: Part 2

In my article Record Deals and Contract Tips: Part 1, I provided some thoughts on record deals in 2022 more generally.

Canada Media & IT

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Cox & Palmer

Your Song Was Handmade For Somebody Like Me – Court Clears Ed Sheeran Of Copyright Infringement In Shape Of You

In 2017, Ed Sheeran's Shape of You was the biggest song in the world. It was the No. 1 song on the Canadian Hot 100 for 16 weeks, a record only surpassed by...

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Record Deals And Contract Tips: Part 1

Canada Media & IT

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Cox & Palmer

The Importance Of Signing A Band Agreement

Canada Media & IT

CP

Cox & Palmer

The Devil Is In The Details: Copyright Claim Struck For Failure To Plead "Written" Licence

SB

Smart & Biggar

Legal Considerations When Co-Writing A Song: What You Need To Know

CP

Cox & Palmer

A Year Of Movie Magic: The 2022 Oscar Nominations

Canada Media & IT

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Aird & Berlis LLP

Neil Young Won't Be Rockin' (if Joe Rogan Is Talkin') In The Free World

Canada Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Copyright Reform – A Global Challenge, With Made-In-Canada Solutions: In Conversation With Patrick Rogers, CEO Of Music Canada (Video & Podcast)

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Gowling WLG

Traffic Calming: Art Or Liability?

Canada Media & IT

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Episode 8: Composer Agreements For Firm And TV Projects (Podcast)

Canada Media & IT

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Dentons

Federal Government Announces Additional Financial Support For The Canadian Arts And Culture Sector

Canada Media & IT

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Cassels

Federal Court Of Appeal Upholds Canada's First Copyright Site-Blocking Order

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Cassels

Validity Of "Making Available" Copyright Tariff To Be Considered By Supreme Court Of Canada

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Smart & Biggar

The Conundrum At The Heart Of Public Domain Day

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Clark Wilson LLP

Stuff Of Folklore: The Sale Of Taylor Swift's Masters

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Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP

L'art, La Technologie Et La Loi : Capture De Paolo Cirio

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Fasken

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The YouTube-ification Of Canadian Copyright Law (Video)

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Procido LLP

Arts On (the) Line: Copyright Protection Of Digital Performances For Presenters, Agents & Managers (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Press Pause: Covid-19 Strategies For Artists (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Next Stage: Q&A On COVID-19 Implications For Performing Arts (Video)

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Gowling WLG

6 Tax Planning Questions For Canadian Musicians (Video)

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Crowe Soberman LLP

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