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Following our earlier post, Minister Joly delivered her ‘Creative Canada' speech at a noon-hour speech today.

In May 2019, Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill called The Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act to regulate "pay-to-win microtransactions" and the sale of "loot boxes" in video games sold in the United States.

"Leveraging Private Sector Expertise, Reducing Red Tape, and Enhancing Entertainment Choices" amongst Province's underlying objectives...

Technology undoubtedly has great power when a superpower nation's diplomacy can be built on 15-second tweets.

On March 8, 2005, Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm announced that the Nova Scotia Government has extended the province’s film tax credit for an additional ten years. The Government also announced that it is increasing the tax credit as follows:

Canada’s first-ever audiovisual coproduction treaty with the Republic of India came into force on July 1, 2014, clearing the path for an unprecedented level of collaboration between Canadian and Indian television and film production companies.

A new generation of products is emerging to combat the pervasive issue of screen addiction, offering innovative solutions to help individuals reclaim their time and attention. These tools represent a growing movement toward digital wellness and mindful technology use in an increasingly connected world.

Canada's statutory damages regime for copyright infringement was enacted to bring greater certainty with respect to the infringement of relatively low value works, to reduce the cost of litigation...

In this day and age, there are not many people who do not have some form of social media, whether it be Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, or X (formally Twitter).

Nova Scotia’s Minister of Finance Diana Whalen hinted in the weeks leading up to yesterday’s budget announcement that the provincial government was planning on amending Nova Scotia’s Film Industry Tax Credit.

This recent decision from Ontario’s highest court shows that appearance and production releases can achieve the producers’ desired result.

On May 2, 2016, following a lengthy consultation process, B.C.'s Finance Minister Michael de Jong released a statement announcing proposed reductions to the respective rates of the B.C. Production Services Tax Credit and the B.C. Digital Animation or Visual Effects Tax Credit.

The Canadian government has announced its intention to eliminate the controversial 5% base financial contribution requirement imposed on foreign online streaming services by the CRTC in 2024, marking a dramatic reversal in broadcast sector regulation. This development comes amid ongoing Federal Court of Appeal proceedings and rising trade tensions with the United States, raising questions about the future of financial support for Canada's domestic film and television production industry.

Last week, Canadian rock icon Neil Young published an open letter to Spotify in which he threatened to take down his music if Spotify did not remove Joe Rogan's podcast from the platform.

On July 31, 2013, problem gamblers in Ontario were denied certification of a proposed class action commenced against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation.

On June 26, 2017, the Attorney General of Ontario announced proposed changes to Ontario's Ticket Speculation Act. The Ticket Speculation Act governs the resale of tickets to events such as music...

Until recently, musicians and film producers would release their works hoping piracy would not do away with all of their revenue.