Pressure on the media and entertainment industries to transform and adapt to current market trends has never been greater. As the process of content production, delivery and viewing habits continue to change, we help our clients evolve and stay on top of commercial and regulatory requirements.

Dentons' media and entertainment practice offers global, joined-up legal advice to multinational corporations on a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters. We advise film, television, animation, digital media and games sector clients on a wide array of legal issues, including regulatory, M&A, tech, data protection and IP matters – often on a cross-border basis. We also work closely with broadcasters and VOD platform operators on regulatory issues pertaining to global content distribution. In addition, we represent major technology and SaaS vendors and have significant familiarity with the digital advertising sector.

Recognition

Dentons’ Bob Tarantino earns 2019 doctoral law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School

May 21, 2019

Dentons is proud to congratulate Dr. Bob Tarantino, Counsel in the Firm’s Media and Entertainment law group, on earning his Doctor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School.

Dentons recognized by Best Lawyers in America in 200 categories

August 15, 2017

Dentons, the world's largest law firm, has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in 200 categories in the 2018 edition of the highly regarded publication. The ranking highlights 138 individual lawyers from Dentons, including nine who have been recognized for more than 25 years, 51 who have been listed for 10 years and 12 who were included for the first time.

Dentons secures 141 individual and 42 practice rankings in Legal 500 US 2017

June 6, 2017

Dentons earned 141 individual and 42 practice rankings in the most recent edition of Legal 500 US 2017, an annual legal directory, which catalogues the nation's best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth research and interviews.

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Insights

Cheaters sometimes prosper: EU Court of Justice says software designed to help ‘cheat’ in online games may not be copyright infringement

June 16, 2025

Australia: Courts in the Australia and the European Union have recently considered software designed to help players of online games ‘cheat’. The EU held that such software did not infringe the copyright of game developers where the software did not change or reproduce the source code of the game or allow the game to be reproduced. In Australia, courts have found that such software provides gamers with advantages by allowing the gamer to perform unauthorised actions would fall afoul of the laws relating to technological protection measures. Our article considers what this means for game makers and software developers in Australia.

Artist resale right in Canada: Insights on the 2024 fall economic statement and the 2019 statutory review of the Copyright Act

April 4, 2025

In December of last year the Government of Canada released its 2024 Fall Economic Statement (Economic Statement), an economic, fiscal and social policy review and proposed plan to promote economic growth for the year to come.

Episode 23: Fair Dealing in Canada, Part two

March 26, 2025

Canada: In this episode of the Entertainment and Media Law Signal podcast series, Bob Tarantino speaks with David Steinberg about fair dealing in Canada. The second in a two-part series, this episode focuses on the complexities of obtaining Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance when relying on fair dealing exemptions, and the practical challenges that arise when dealing with insurers, distributors, and rights holders.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025

August 29, 2024

Dentons Canada is pleased to announce that 249 lawyers have been recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in Canada and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada, a 42% year-over-year increase in the Firm’s rankings.

Dentons advises on Oscar-winning film “The Zone of Interest”

March 12, 2024

Global law firm Dentons advised Extreme Emotions on the Polish co-production aspects of the critically acclaimed film “The Zone of Interest”.  The film won two Oscars for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound at the 96th Academy Awards.

Dentons Paz Horowitz Announces Three New Leaders and New Managing Partner

October 31, 2023

Ecuador: Dentons, la firma de abogados más grande y global del mundo se complace en anunciar una serie de nombramientos estratégicos en su oficina de Dentons Paz Horowitz. Estos cambios tienen como objetivo fortalecer aún más nuestra presencia en el mercado y ofrecer un servicio de la más alta calidad a nuestros clientes.

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