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Not dead yet: The sunset clause in personal representative agreements. At the core of any personal representative agreement in the entertainment and sports industries is the entitlement of the representative (such as a manager or agent) to a commission calculated on the revenues or income generated by the individual being represented (who we’ll call the talent). For example, many manager agreements will provide that the manager is entitled to a commission ranging from 10-...Continue reading

Life story rights: They don’t exist, but you should still get them. When creating a project whether a film, TV show, videogame, graphic novel, or other form of creative expression that depicts actual living individuals, a commonly arising question is: Do we need to obtain life story rights from that person? The answer can be a bit puzzling: Well, ‘life story rights’ don’t really exist, but you should still probably put a life story rights agreement in place. Huh?...Continue reading

Bringing Canada’s Broadcasting Act into the digital age. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault tabled Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts in the House of Commons today, which he characterized as proposing major changes to the Broadcasting Act. The text of the bill is available here, and the government press release and Backgrounder are available here and here. Backgroun...Continue reading

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Creators, some new copyright news. The copyright term in Canada has changed from life plus 50 years to life plus 70 years as of July 1st. #copyright #copyrightlaw

Creators, some new copyright news. The copyright term in Canada has changed from life plus 50 years to life plus 70 years as of July 1st. #copyright #copyrightlaw

"Provide strong standards enforcement of intellectual property rights, including by requiring accessible, expeditious, and effective civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement mechanisms" https://goo.gl/3RztCZ #intellectualproperty #Canada #US #Nafta #Intellectualproperty #IllegalContent #CopyrightModernizationAct #CopyrightInfringement

In case you missed it, check out "The Renegotiation of NAFTA and impact on Canadian Intellectual Property law" https://goo.gl/3RztCZ #intellectualproperty #Canada #US #Nafta #Intellectualproperty #IllegalContent #CopyrightModernizationAct #CopyrightInfringement

How will the NAFTA negotiations affect intellectual property rights and impact your brand or business. http://bit.ly/2hw3NHQ