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This Means War? Baglow v. Smith and Online Defamation in the Blogosphere

  • 01 juillet 2013
  • Mark A.B. Donald

To succeed in a defamation claim, a plaintiff must satisfy three requirements: first, show that the defendant's statements were published to a third person; second, that the statements refer to the plaintiff; and third, that they are actually legally "defamatory".

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications

OBA - EMC Section Year In Review

  • 01 juillet 2013
  • Bob Tarantino

The past year has been one of transition for the Entertainment, Media and Communications Law Section and its members in a number of different ways.

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications

The Copyright Modernization Act and UGC

  • 07 juin 2013
  • Margot Patterson

Bill C-11, the Copyright Modernization Act, is an attempt to balance out the policy concerns of increasing innovation and competition, against creators’ need to protect their works. How best to achieve this balance is one of copyright’s most fundamental issues. 

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications

Practice Tips: Clearing Music for E&O Purposes

  • 05 avril 2013
  • Bob Tarantino

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.

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications

Monetizing Music File-Sharing: Reconciling Consumer Behaviour with a Willingness to Pay

  • 05 avril 2013
  • Andreas Kalogiannides

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...

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications

Canadian Copyright Law: Tattoos and Body Art

  • 05 avril 2013
  • Tara Parker

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.

Droit du divertissement, de l'information et des télécommunications