On May 26, 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Teksavvy Solutions Inc. v. Bell Media Inc., et al.,1 upholding the first site-blocking order issued by the Federal Court in a copyright infringement case.

As the owners of international brands know well, vigilance is critical to sustaining and enhancing global identity, exclusivity, differentiation and, ultimately, dominance...

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.

Le 1ᵉʳ janvier 2025 a marqué l'entrée en vigueur d'une nouvelle loi californienne (AB 2426), modifiant les lois existantes sur la publicité trompeuse...

What constitutes ‘songwriting'? What rights do songwriters have? Can a co-writer record the song or sign a synchronization license without the consent of...

The ownership and sale of music masters is a frequent topic in the news. Some artists, such as Kanye West and Taylor Swift, are taking great pains to reacquire their own masters from their labels...

The bearer of a tattoo understandably has a strong personal connection to the ink that is permanently embedded in their skin. In some cases, the tattoo becomes an integral part of that person's image

If there's interest to include your song, or the recording of your song, in a film, TV series, advertisement, video game, or another similar form of media, there's a lot to keep in mind, much of which can be considered...

The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), in recent years, has seemingly developed a newfound interest in matters of copyright which, for decades prior to the digital revolution, had been perceived as a relatively sleepy law to many.

The recent dispute involving the Charging Bull and the Fearless Girl sculptures raises interesting issues relating to the protection available to an author for infringement of moral rights.

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.

The digital market for music has never been so competitive.

The latest news from Gowlings relating to the technology industry.

On March 31, 2004, Ontario Federal Court Justice von Finckenstein denied motions to compel Internet service providers (ISPs) to reveal the identities of 29 alleged "uploaders" of copyrighted musical works using popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing programs, such as KaZaA.

After years of debate in the Canadian film and television industry, Canada now finds itself on the verge of a significant update to the definition of what qualifies as "Canadian content" (CanCon) for Canadian...

This month, Vancouver hosted the VMF which celebrates Vancouver's dynamic and growing arts and culture scene (dance, music, food, crafts) surrounded by the city's best and most stunning outdoor mural art.

In Canada, "copyright" refers to the bundle of rights conferred by the Copyright Act (the Act) on the copyright owner and author of a work.

In the highly-anticipated decision of Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a jury decision that Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven did not infringe Spirit's Taurus.

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has been and continues to be one of the biggest topics of conversation in the music industry since the advent of digital music distribution.

The ink on the Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin decision has not even dried yet, and it has already produced its first legal victor.