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Bob Tarantino

Ipse Dixit

Law Bytes

Contract Teardown Show from Law Insider

Aaron Perzanowski

Eric Goldman

Carys Craig

Rebecca Giblin

Daphne Keller

Michael Nesbitt

Amy Werbel

Nicholson Price

Claudia Haupt

David Porter

Robert Farley

Clark Neily

Colin Levy

Chris Bradley

Josh Shepperd

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Dubbed by some as the worst film ever made, The Room has become a cult-like film classic. Written, directed, produced and starring Tommy Wiseau, the movie was the subject of the 2017 film The Disaster Artist and a documentary titled Room Full of Spoons by Canadian documentary filmmakers who wanted to tell the story of the film and its popularity. The documentary has been the subject of years of litigation with Wiseau at one point obtaining an injunction to stop its release. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released an important decision in the case with significant implications for creators involving copyright, fair dealing, moral rights, and a host of other legal issues. Bob Tarantino, Counsel at Dentons Canada LLP, joins me on the podcast this week to discuss why the decision will be welcome news for documentary filmmakers. The podcast can be downloaded here and is embedded below. Subscribe to the podcast via Apple Podcast, Google Play, Spotify or the RSS feed. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at @Lawbytespod.  Show Notes: Wiseau Studio, LLC v. Harper Tarantino, Room Full of Spoons: The Contributions of Wiseau Studio v. Harper to Canadian Entertainment Law Credits: The Room, IMDBB page

Dubbed by some as the worst film ever made, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Room</a> has become a cult-like film classic. Written, directed, produced and starring Tommy Wiseau, the movie was the subject of the 2017 film <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521126/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Disaster Artist</a> and a documentary titled <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4177972/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Room Full of Spoons</a> by Canadian documentary filmmakers who wanted to tell the story of the film and its popularity. The documentary has been the subject of years of litigation with Wiseau at one point obtaining an injunction to stop its release. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released an <a href="https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2020/2020onsc2504/2020onsc2504.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">important decision</a> in the case with significant implications for creators involving copyright, fair dealing, moral rights, and a host of other legal issues. <a href="https://www.dentons.com/en/bob-tarantino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Tarantino</a>, Counsel at Dentons Canada LLP, <a href="https://episodes.castos.com/lawbytes/Ep.-52-Tarantino.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">joins me on the podcast</a> this week to discuss why the decision will be welcome news for documentary filmmakers. The podcast can be <a href="https://episodes.castos.com/lawbytes/Ep.-52-Tarantino.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">downloaded here</a> and is embedded below. Subscribe to the podcast via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/law-bytes/id1455262794?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iaqrcdxptdr55qq7eilrtjrmubu?t%3DLawBytes%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5iDUCcDrkzGai0OdTgoucv?si=IZc4-lCCQ4GlyoHEo16wdA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a> or the <a>RSS feed</a>. Updates on the podcast on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/lawbytespod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Lawbytespod</a>. Show Notes: <a href="https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2020/2020onsc2504/2020onsc2504.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wiseau Studio, LLC v. Harper</a> <a href="http://www.entertainmentmedialawsignal.com/room-full-of-spoons-the-contributions-of-wiseau-studio-v-harper-to-canadian-entertainment-law/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tarantino, Room Full of Spoons: The Contributions of Wiseau Studio v. Harper to Canadian Entertainment Law</a> Credits: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXEuzulOM9Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Room</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMDBB page</a>

Episode 52: Fair Dealing for Film Makers - Bob Tarantino on the Copyright Implications of the Room Full of Spoons Case

In this episode from Law Insider, Bob Tarantino—IP counsel at Dentons and certified super nerd—brings us the Open Gaming License from Wizards of the Coast. The Open Gaming License is a contract tool that helped games like Dungeons and Dragons explode in popularity, and it’s an example of how companies can increase community engagement by selectively letting go of intellectual property protections. We lawyers might learn a thing or two from this gamer culture, so let’s tear it down.

In this episode from Law Insider, Bob Tarantino—IP counsel at Dentons and certified super nerd—brings us the Open Gaming License from Wizards of the Coast. The Open Gaming License is a contract tool that helped games like Dungeons and Dragons explode in popularity, and it’s an example of how companies can increase community engagement by selectively letting go of intellectual property protections. We lawyers might learn a thing or two from this gamer culture, so let’s tear it down.

Wizards of the Coast Open Gaming License with Bob Tarantino

In this episode, Bob Tarantino, an entertainment lawyer at Dentons Canada LLP in Toronto and a PhD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, discusses his dissertation, "If You Love Something, Set It Free: Open Content Copyright Licensing and Creative Cultural Expression." Tarantino's dissertation uses a study of the Dungeons &amp; Dragons "open game license" to illustrate and investigate the use of open content licensing in practice. He begins by describing the prevailing consequentialist and deontological theories of copyright, as well as the "communicative" theory of copyright, and how it differs from the prevailing theories in prioritizing dialogue over control. He also explains the origin and purpose of the open content movement. He reflect on the creation and evolution of the Dungeons &amp; Dragons role-playing game. And he describes his qualitative study of participants in the commercial market for Dungeons &amp; Dragons products and their subjective assessments of the open game license. Tarantino is on Twitter at @bobtarantino.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, <a href="https://www.osgoode.yorku.ca/faculty-and-staff/tarantino-bob/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bob Tarantino</a>, an entertainment lawyer at <a href="https://www.dentons.com/en/bob-tarantino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dentons Canada LLP</a> in Toronto and a PhD candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School, discusses his dissertation, "If You Love Something, Set It Free: Open Content Copyright Licensing and Creative Cultural Expression." Tarantino's dissertation uses a study of the Dungeons &amp; Dragons "open game license" to illustrate and investigate the use of open content licensing in practice. He begins by describing the prevailing consequentialist and deontological theories of copyright, as well as the "communicative" theory of copyright, and how it differs from the prevailing theories in prioritizing dialogue over control. He also explains the origin and purpose of the open content movement. He reflect on the creation and evolution of the Dungeons &amp; Dragons role-playing game. And he describes his qualitative study of participants in the commercial market for Dungeons &amp; Dragons products and their subjective assessments of the open game license. Tarantino is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/bobtarantino" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bobtarantino</a>.This episode was hosted by <a href="http://law.uky.edu/directory/brian-l-frye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brian L. Frye</a>, Spears-Gilbert Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/brianlfrye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@brianlfrye</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Bob Tarantino on the Dungeons & Dragons Open Game License