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On February 21, 2013, entertainment lawyer Chris Hope joined the Entertainment, Media and Communications Section for a casual roundtable discussion regarding the making of his feature-length documentary Hatsumi: One Grandmother's Journey Through the Japanese Canadian Internment.

The Entertainment, Media and Communications Section is proud to introduce Practice Tips, a series of articles that offer suggestions on legal issues frequently encountered by entertainment, media and communications lawyers.

The popular Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) type of full-contact, combat sports are among the fastest growing spectator sports in the world.

The issue of unauthorized music file-sharing in Canada is a "good news bad news" situation: millions of Canadians regularly file-share music on peer-to-peer and BitTorrent networks without a licence, but according to a recent study commissioned by the Songwriters Association of Canada...

As tattoos have increasingly become part of mainstream entertainment culture, questions regarding the ownership and use of body art in media are surfacing at the cutting edge of copyright law.

The OBA Entertainment, Media & Communications Law Section LinkedIn group has been up and running for nearly six months now. Join our very own LinkedIn group!

Incorporating a deceased superstar into a live performance is more complicated than simply knowing whom to contact to clear the various rights, particularly if you are messing with that superstar’s image.

We asked some of our favorite law librarians and the chair of the OBA Entertainment, Media & Communications Section about books for lawyers. Whether it’s for your next poolside vacation or your commute into work, here are the Top 15 books that every lawyer should read, in no particular order:

The Entertainment, Media and Communications (“EMC”) Section of the OBA gathered at the newest King Street hotspot, Hush Bar & Patio (conveniently located across the street from the TIFF Lightbox) for our annual Holiday Social on November 30, 2011.

We have created a new way for EMC Section members to participate: our very own LinkedIn group!