Second reading debate on Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, began yesterday in the House of Commons, with the government pressing opposition MPs on whether they support creating the Digital Safety Commission, its proposed Internet regulator. While
Samuel Johnson has published Fiscal Sponsorship in Truly Independent Film: Entity and Model Choice and Legal Risks in the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts. Here is the abstract:
This article examines fiscal sponsorship as a legal and financing
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses television stations. Does that make it Disney’s human resources department? The agency seems to think so, invoking a “public interest” mandate to investigate the company’s diversity policies—a mandate whose meaning seems to change with
The American Federation of Musicians is drawing a line between the record labels’ AI licensing deals and the musicians whose performances made those deals valuable in the first place. The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) launched its Human Made, Human Paid campaign
Ireland: Drone filming is an important resource in documentary filmmaking and investigative journalism. It provides visual perspectives that conventional filming cannot, particularly when reporting on major events, protests, environmental issues or activities taking place across large or inaccessible sites.
When does a creative title become a trademark (or not)? In today’s entertainment industry, a title rarely stays in its lane. An album becomes a tour, a tour becomes a merchandising platform, and a creative identity evolves into a commercial
On October 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision in Consumers’ Research v. FCC, No. 25-60535. The court held that the FCC violated the Government Corporation Control Act (“GCCA”) by establishing USAC without
More than four months after Bill C-34 was introduced (and about ten days after I posted about it), the government released its Charter statement for the Safe Social Media Act. While there was no doubt the government would insist
