In The NewsCasey Chisick Reports on Canadian Copyright Law Developments at International ConferencePublished: 01/30/2012 On January 29, Casey Chisick gave an overview of important recent developments in Canadian copyright and entertainment law at Legal Update for Entertainment and Technology: What You Need to Know for 2012, a panel organized by the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers in Cannes, France. Appearing alongside other leading entertainment and copyright lawyers from Belgium, Germany, Nigeria, Russia, the United States and the United Kingdom, Casey discussed the implications of a number of recent cases in which the Cassels Brock copyright and entertainment litigation team has played a key role, including five appeals heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in December 2011 and the groundbreaking multi-million dollar settlement in Northey v. Sony Music Entertainment Canada et al., a development that has led to a complete overhaul of the licensing system for recorded music in Canada. The panel took place at MIDEM, the leading international gathering of the music and technology industry. |