You know you're in for a spicy story when a legendary hip-hop group locks horns with a popular restaurant chain.

There are many, many, many good articles out there explaining the difference between the musical work copyright and the sound recording copyright. However, I suppose there is no harm in adding one more to drive the point home.

For many parents, this summer's biggest challenge will be: Sunscreen versus screen time.

Individuals who live with brain injuries can greatly benefit from fun, creativity and socializing.

Six years ago, Kate McGrann walked into a hardware store in Toronto and bought a piece of chain-link fence. It was her version of a sketchbook

In its decision in Williams v Music and Entertainment Rights Licensing Independent Network Ltd, the Federal Court denied a claim that the Applicant's musical content...

For works, the basic term of copyright protection in Canada is (i) the life of the author, (ii) the remainder of the calendar year in which the author dies, and (iii) a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.

In Cernjul v. The Nordic Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ONSC 559, the Ontario Superior Court (the "Court") examined the issues of whether loud music played from a motor vehicle's speakers...

In the long-awaited second part of its decision establishing rates for the communication of music over the Internet, the Copyright Board determined Friday that broadcasters’ online use of music should attract essentially the same liability as their traditional broadcasts.

As reported previously here, the Federal Court found that Kennedy's new use patent for infliximab (Janssen's REMICADE) was valid and infringed by Hospira's biosimilar INFLECTRA.

On May 4, 2023, Ed Sheeran won his years-long copyright dispute with the heirs of Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the 1973 hit, Let's Get It On. A jury determined that Sheeran's...

The only real change from the previously certified tariff is to the tariffs for Fitness Classes and Dance Classes, which previously were a flat fee of $105.74 per year per venue and $23.42 per year per venue.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large effect on our entertainment consumption.

The past year has seen an unprecedented amount of debate regarding sexism, racism and society's unbalanced power structures in general.

Performing music live is a prime objective of many artists. The performance may be a one-off show at a local bar, part of a tour, or a corporate gig.

I wanted to connect the themes of the record business with contract tips, so have separated the discussion into two articles.

Are you a performing artist, composer or producer in Canada? Listen up! It may seem like tax season is a long way off, but there is no time like the present to start planning.

Some people leave behind a legacy. Ozzy Osbourne left behind a brand manual.

Being presented with a contract in the music industry, whether a big deal or small, can be both exciting and anxiety inducing.

While COVID-19 has paralyzed much of the entertainment industry, the video game sector provides a notable exception to this trend, and has benefitted from a pandemic-fuelled surge in popularity.