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EMC Holiday Social

  • March 12, 2012
  • Jason Meloche, Merina Crowe

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.

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Join the OBA EMC LinkedIn Group!

  • March 12, 2012
  • Bob Tarantino, Stephen Zolf

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

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

TIFF "Schmoozefest"

  • November 30, 2011
  • Jason Meloche, Merina Crowe

This year's TIFF "schmoozefest" was more popular than ever and the Indian Summer weather assisted the event's high turnout.

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Crookes v. Newton, 2011: SCC Hyperlink Decision a Victory for Free Speech

  • November 30, 2011
  • Daniel Henry 

When you create a hyperlink to a web page that has defamatory content, are you liable for it? The Supreme Court of Canada has now given us the answer, and like most things in law the answer is both simple and potentially complicated...

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law

Terms of Trade Agreement: Dawn of a New Era Between Canadian Producers and Broadcasters

  • November 30, 2011
  • David Zitzerman

In April of 2011, after considerable cajoling by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Canadian Media Production Association successfully concluded negotiations and entered into a Terms of Trade Agreement with five of Canada’s largest private television broadcasters...

Entertainment, Media and Communications Law