International Law

MIDEM Digital Edition – 2020.

Posted on May 29, 2020
MIDEM Digital Edition – 2020. This year due to covid-19 the global music industry conference, MIDEM, will be held online… The post appeared first on GenereuxLaw.

Scandalous Trademarks in Canada ? Fuct or Not?

Posted on June 28, 2019
The US Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional on June 24, 2019, a federal prohibition on the registration of immoral or… The post Scandalous Trademarks in Canada – Fuct or Not? appeared first on GenereuxLaw.

The Truth About Blockchains in the Music Industry

Posted on June 15, 2017
Blockchains are a new, exciting, mysterious, transformational technology ? surrounded by a lot of hype. Being a lawyer, I viewed this… The post The Truth About Blockchains in the Music Industry appeared first on GenereuxLaw.

Nothing ?Blurred? About Recent Led Zeppelin Decision

Posted on June 29, 2016
Thankfully the jury in the United States District Court, Central District of California got it right in the Michael Skidmore… The post Nothing “Blurred” About Recent Led Zeppelin Decision appeared first on GenereuxLaw.

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Music Recording Contracts ? Eight Rules by William Genereux

Posted on September 21, 2015
I'm a lawyer who writes music recording contracts and litigates breaches of recording contracts in court. I have a perspective on things that are needed yet are often poorly addressed in these types of agreements. These things can be pivotal in negotiating a smart business relationship and winning disputes...

We are located?

Posted on August 14, 2015
We're a law office located in downtown Toronto sharing facilities with a group of amazing lawyers and staff The post We are located… appeared first on GenereuxLaw.

Music Streaming Services Could Save the Music Industry ? If They?re Lousy Enough

Posted on October 13, 2014
In an effort to get as many subscribers as possible, whether to dominate in terms of market share or to provide an early exit-strategy for insiders, the streaming music services have been gambling with their own sustainability as well as the industry?s because without enough revenue the industry will continue to collapse...

Marc Bolan ? Reclaiming a Glam Rock Legacy

Posted on January 21, 2014
As with many top-selling music artists, Marc Bolan had a team of professionals making decisions for him. When he died prematurely, his team was left with inadequate instructions that most likely did not reflect his wishes. Rolan is still trying to untangle the remainder of the financial mess that was left behind after his father?s untimely death...

Youth Soldiers in a Rap War

Posted on March 05, 2013
Depending on how you look at it, Chicago rapper Chief Keef, age 17, recently signed to a $6 million deal with Interscope Records (UMG) is a folk hero, another dumb kid, an opportunist, or a willing victim. He is a youth soldier in a rap war that rewards very few with immense profits, and leave most everyone else to deal with the collateral damage...

?Scope Shift? in Game App Development Agreements

Posted on July 16, 2012
With software and game development agreements, it is to be expected that the scope of the deliverables will shift as the work progresses. The terms and conditions of the agreement should reflect that reality. The post “Scope Shift” in Game App Development Agreements appeared first on GenereuxLaw.

The Elephant in the Music Room

Posted on January 23, 2011
Fingers pointed in all directions, the music industry has been assessing its shortcomings again this week. Chart numbers are setting all time lows and the rise in digital sales is cooling.

Does Google read your email?

Posted on December 14, 2010
Does Google read your email? Perhaps, but Google is not nearly as big a concern as that pimply faced IT kid over in cubicle 37 at the office.

Mega Personalities

Posted on December 10, 2010
Social media is unstoppable and is creating a phenomenon know as the mega personality, which has the potential to cause unprecedented head butting, and headaches, as our social space becomes more crowded.

* Top 5 * Techno Tourist Stops for 2010

Posted on June 07, 2010
Seeing as WMC (Winter Music Conference in Miami, FL) is through I won?t add it to my list, therefore leaving space for other honorable mentions? (special thanks to Tanaz Irani, Tanz Agency for creating this list). 1. Movement, aka DEMF (Detroit, US) ? Housed in Detroit?s dissonant downtown of decay and delight, one will encounter one [...

Ideas Want To Be Free

Posted on March 18, 2010
The Internet has given platforms to a lot of pundits, many of whom have small points of view but big voices, to howl about the theft of ideas. Especially in the area of advertising - which occupies public, accessible space - a lot of people get attracted to the noise, cheerleading the trend to ?out? copycat styles, imagery, lighting, themes, techniques, etc...

Ultimate ?TV Tax? Fighting

Posted on November 19, 2009
The current crisis mentality the in the Canadian broadcast industry is in turn fostering cynicism, animosity and a risk of a rush to the exit for advertisers.

Six Seconds of Sound

Posted on September 08, 2009
“Culture is impossible without a rich public domain - culture grows by accretion, with new forms building off the old,” is the compelling mantra of Nate Harrison in his modest-but-powerful video posted on You Tube about the ownership of sound samples...

Selling the Metrics of Infringement

Posted on August 26, 2009
When I read in the Globe and Mail that Pirate Bay was being purchased for $9-million, I figured this could be a good example of how innovators, who often are branded as outsiders or scofflaws, eventually find their niche.  Well, that still may be a path to success on the Internet, but apparently not in [...

Language Barrier Between Smartphone Apps Can be Eased by Sharing the Logical Design of the App

Posted on August 06, 2009
Anyone who’s not on an iPhone might be Apple-green with envy over the amazing choice of apps available for download at the iPhone App Store versus the apps at Blackberry’s App World. There are far more iPhone apps, they tend to be less expensive, and they don’t run on Blackberrys...

Think before you ?Tweet?

Posted on March 27, 2009
 by Tanaz Irani (Spec. Hon. B.A, Pol.Sci.) It is common and accepted knowledge that once users establish an account on any one of the numerous social networking sites available today, those users are making themselves vulnerable to privacy invasion in a number of ways...

New Media Hearings an Expensive Flop

Posted on March 05, 2009

Web Regulation Hearings Raise Questions

Posted on February 19, 2009
After ten years of refraining from involvement, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has turned its sights again on the Internet - not just to regulate data traffic, but arguably to regulate the creation of online content itself...

President Obama, You?ve Got to Watch Your Back Online

Posted on January 20, 2009
Internet streaming is still not ready for prime-time. Sir, I thought you should know. I’ve taken a few minutes today to watch history in the making online. After all, you’ve harnessed the Internet for your presidential campaign. You’ve used social networking sites and blogs to spectacular advantage for fund raising and getting the vote out...

Am trying to figure out twitte?

Posted on January 20, 2009
Am trying to figure out twitter…

I am signing up for twitter?

Posted on January 20, 2009
I am signing up for twitter…

Top 10 Ways to Feature & Flaunt Your Music Online

Posted on December 03, 2008
Exposing your music to the masses is getting easier.  With free or inexpensive digital distribution sites you can raise your musical integrity from basement band or bedroom dj to a position of indie rocker or electronic prodigy in a matter of clicks n? scrolls...

Cell phone as musical instrument

Posted on October 18, 2008
This is seriously cool, especially if users have better control over sound outputs (e.g. using guitar, bass, beats, synth, or samples). Guitar Hero, move over!

Harvesting From the Network

Posted on September 10, 2008
As autumn approaches minds turn to harvests, turkey and reasons to give thanks, so I’ve asked my assistant, Tanaz Irani to gather us a bunch of ideas…! On how to monetize social networks. Social Networking & the Power of Millions of Clicks by Tanaz Irani (Spec...

What?s Behind a Domain Name

Posted on August 27, 2008
The outcomes of domain name disputes, and trademark oppositions involving marks used on the Internet, increasingly depend on a lot more than having a similar or even an identical mark. Jeff Behrendt has recently published an article called “Canadian Domain Laws” which contains an interview with lawyer Zak Muscovitch (http://www...

Liquid Audio, Liquid World

Posted on May 24, 2008
Moses Avalon has written a short but well-reasoned defence of copyright entitled “Da Vinci On a Necktie.” Speaking about the “RIAA/ISP war” over music and how it should be delivered and consumed, Avalon sees copyright in terms of preventing the loss to our culture of the power and magic of music...

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