Know Your Rights: Canadian Music Law 101

Event Description

Copyrights, contracts, royalties—oh my. Don’t let legal stuff trip you up. Join Ian Harris from Edwards Creative Law for a friendly breakdown of the essentials every Canadian musician (and manager!) should understand. Learn the basics, ask your questions, and leave feeling empowered.

Co-presented by the Kingston Music Office.

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IAN HARRIS (Entertainment Lawyer)

Ian’s practice focuses on legal transactions in the entertainment industry with an emphasis on film and TV production, video games, interactive digital media, privacy, and intellectual property acquisition, distribution and protection. Ian also works with Mark Edwards in the firm’s entertainment litigation practice.

Ian is a trusted counselor whose clients value his careful drafting and unflagging attention to detail. Ian has developed particular expertise drafting and negotiating employment and independent contractor agreements in the film and TV industry, as well as production services agreements and co-production agreements.

Ian routinely volunteers as a duty counsel with Artists’ Legal Advice Services and is a frequent contributor to the firm’s legal blog. Prior to joining Edwards Creative Law, Ian articled at a personal injury firm and worked as a personal trainer.