Legal Cut Pro
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
An Entertainment Law podcast for Canadian independent film/television/media producers with Greg Pang and Michelle Molineux.
Location:
Canada
Description:
An Entertainment Law podcast for Canadian independent film/television/media producers with Greg Pang and Michelle Molineux.
Twitter:
@cyclaw
Language:
English
Contact:
780-394-1707
Email:
greg@legalcutpro.com
Episodes
Episode 37 - BONUS - Manda-law-rian panel at the Calgary Comic Expo
5/9/2023
Recorded April 29, 2023 at the Calgary Comics & Entertainment Expo, Calgary, Alberta. "Manda-law-rian: Legal Issues in Pedro Pascal's Other Hit Series". Description: Kidnapping, abandonment, bounty hunting, finders keepers, succession planning, lawful transfer of political power, trial by combat, in loco parentis of Grogu aka "Baby Yoda": these are some of the many issues keeping lawyers busy that galaxy far, far away. Join a Crown prosecutor, entertainment lawyer and crime author as they analyze and have some lighthearted fun looking at the legal issues in The Mandalorian.
Co-panelists: Adam Drew and Axel Howerton.
Special thanks to The Legal Geeks https://thelegalgeeks.com/.
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Duration:00:43:05
BONUS: 1-to-1 with Michelle Molineux about Contracts
3/1/2023
Some bonus content for you during our very long hiatus: Interview with Michelle Molineux first published for a CanAsian Arts Network workshop in February 2023. We talk about how Michelle approached contracts first as a performer, then as a producer, and now as a practising entertainment lawyer.
Duration:00:24:43
Episode 35 - Workers' Comp and COVID-19 with Nancy Harwood
1/12/2021
If you contract COVID-19 while working on set, can you make a workers' compensation claim? Greg speaks with Nancy Harwood to find out. Recorded November 26, 2020.
Find Nancy Harwood at: https://www.harwoodsafetygroup.com/
Resources
Ontario: https://www.wsib.ca/en/faqs-about-claims-and-covid-19https://www.wsib.ca/en
Alberta: https://www.wcb.ab.ca/assets/pdfs/workers/WFS_COVID-19.pdf
BC: https://www.worksafebc.com/
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Duration:00:21:45
Episode 34 - The cameras are supposed to wear masks!
12/23/2020
Guidelines vs the law when it comes to COVID-19. Is it good enough to just follow the letter of the law when it comes to government COVID-19 restrictions in film production? Recorded Nov 17, 2020. Note that restrictions affecting film production may have changed since our recording date. Please check with your local health authorities and government for up to date restrictions that affect you and/or your production.
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Duration:00:25:31
Episode 33 - Blundering the Broadcasting Act with Dr. Michael Geist
12/8/2020
Interview with renown technology lawyer Dr. Michael Geist to discuss the “badly drafted” Bill C-10 being the amendments to the Broadcasting Act. Recorded November 27, 2020.
https://www.michaelgeist.ca/
Bill C-10 at First Reading: https://parl.ca/DocumentViewer/en/43-2/bill/C-10/first-reading
Broadcasting Act, SC 1991, c 11, retrieved on 2020-11-25
https://playbackonline.ca/2020/11/03/minister-steven-guilbeault-proposes-bill-to-regulate-otts-grant-more-power-to-crtc/ [pay walled]
https://playbackonline.ca/2020/11/04/industry-reacts-to-proposed-broadcasting-act-update/ [pay walled]
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Duration:00:27:17
Episode 32 - Bank in an Intimate Manner
11/12/2020
Updates and corrections! Michelle and Greg return from their long hiatus to provide an update on virtual affidavits and certificates of guarantor. Also we correct a few things Greg didn't previously get right on the podcast. And p.s.: the episode title are words actually spoken by us in the episode.
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Duration:00:22:07
Episode 31 - BONUS - Nerd Nite: How to Prosecute Thanos for War Crimes
7/28/2020
Recorded February 18, 2020 at Nerd Nite in the Backstage Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta. Slides available at: https://www.slideshare.net/GregoryPang/nerd-nite-edmonton-how-to-prosecute-thanos. Special thanks to Joshua Gilliland of The Legal Geeks: http://thelegalgeeks.com/.
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre: http://www.cfccreates.com/
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Duration:00:32:18
Episode 30 - Check-in with Michelle and Greg
6/25/2020
A check-in chat with Michelle and Greg. Also we chat about taking a hiatus from the podcast during the summer.
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Duration:00:11:35
Episode 29 - QuarInterview #4: Producing During COVID-19 and Clone Wars talk with @ABFilmCast
6/10/2020
Recorded May 22, 2020: (Almost) raw and unedited QuarInterview with Matt Watterworth and Scott Westby of the Alberta Filmmakers Podcast!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ABFilmCast
Full Swing Productions: https://www.fullswingproductions.com/
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Duration:00:15:19
Episode 28 - Virtually Commissioning Affidavits with Avnish Nanda
6/2/2020
Affidavits are annoying and producers have to deal with them and, normally, meet lawyers or notaries public to get them commissioned. Then, COVID-19 changed all of that.
Find Avnish Nanda at http://www.nandalaw.ca/ and https://twitter.com/avnishnanda
Notaries and Commissioners Act, SA 2013, c N-5.5,
Commissioners for Oaths Act, RSA 2000, c C-20, (REPEALED)
Alberta Ministerial Orders regarding virtual commissioning: https://open.alberta.ca/publications/ministerial-order-008-2020-service-alberta
https://open.alberta.ca/publications/ministerial-order-29-2020-jsg
Ontario Commissioners for Taking Affidavits Act, RSO 1990, c C.17,
Law Society of Ontario’s messaging on virtual commissioning: https://lso.ca/covid-19-response/faqs/practice-management#can-a-lawyer-or-paralegal-use-virtual-commissioning-in-the-context-of-covid-19--5
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre: http://www.cfccreates.com/
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:22:30
Episode 27 - Mini-doughnuts and QuarInterview #3 with Jane Toogood
5/27/2020
(Almost) raw and unedited QuarInterview with our audio editor Jane Toogood!
Find Jane on Instagram @jj_toogood
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:17:37
Episode 26 - QuarInterview #2 with Storylines podcast's Sheena Rossiter
5/19/2020
(Almost) raw and unedited QuarInterview with Sheen Rossiter of the WIFTA's Storylines podcast!
Find Storylines at https://www.wifta.ca/storylines-podcast/
Sheena Rossiter: http://www.donaanafilms.com/
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Duration:00:14:56
Episode 25 - QuarInterview #1 with Entertainment Law Update's Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett
5/12/2020
(Almost) raw and unedited QuarInterview with the wonderful hosts of the Entertainment Law Update podcast!
Find Entertainment Law Update at https://entertainmentlawupdate.com/ and Twitter @entlawupdate.
Gordon Firemark: https://firemark.com/ and Twitter @gfiremark
Tamera Bennett: https://www.tbennettlaw.com/ and Twitter @tamerabennett
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:22:32
Episode 24 - BONUS - Do You Defend the Defenders at Calgary Comic Expo 2018
5/5/2020
Do You Defend the Defenders panel recorded at the Calgary Comic Expo way back on April 28 2018. The panelists were Greg, writer Axel Howerton, criminal defence lawyer Andrew Stewart and Crown prosecutor Adam Drew. Recorded using the voice recorder app on Greg's phone. Thanks to Jane for cleaning up the audio as best as she could!
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. Visit: https://ampia.org/
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:47:41
Episode 23 - Force Majeure and Frustration of Contracts in a Pandemic
4/23/2020
Invoking force majeure clauses and the doctrine of frustration of contracts during events like this crazy pandemic that has caused the film industry to grind to a halt.
Show notes:
Playback’s list of Canadian film industry events and productions impacted by COVID-19: https://playbackonline.ca/2020/04/07/events-impacted-by-covid-19/ (link may change as it gets updated, go to https://playbackoneline.ca for more information)
Naylor Group Inc v Ellis-Don Construction Ltd, 2001 SCC 58 (CanLII), [2001] 2 SCR 943,
And Greg was wrong: Hawkins Cheezies are not from a town called Hawkins (this ain't Stranger Things), they're made in Belleville, Ontario. Also the CBC comedy Greg refers to but forgot the title to is Baroness Von Sketch.
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. Visit: https://ampia.org/
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre. Visit http://cfccreates.com/programs/cineplexfilmprogram
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:22:46
Episode 22 - Joint Interview with the Royal Canadian Movie Podcast
2/26/2020
This is a special joint interview with our friend Becky Shrimpton at the Royal Canadian Movie Podcast, i.e. RCMPod! You can find the RCMPod on your favourite podcast catcher and at:
http://www.rcmpodcast.com/
https://twitter.com/rcmpod
https://twitter.com/leshrimpton
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. Visit: https://ampia.org/
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre. Visit http://cfccreates.com/programs/cineplexfilmprogram
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:32:11
Episode 21 - Drones Part 3: Drones Gone Wild!
2/18/2020
This is part 3 of 3 of our drones, film and the law series! In this part, we provide an update on that pilot who was charged for illegally flying his drone over the Toronto Raptors' championship parade. We also have a special sponsor insert being an interview with Cory Angeletti-Szasz of the Canadian Film Centre!
Show notes/links:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/raptors-celebration-drone-footage-1.5189772
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/drone-operator-toronto-raptors-fined-1.5264970
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toby-gu-hong-kong-1.5296008
https://ca.gofundme.com/f/raptors-drone-footage-legal-fund
https://w2klradio.com/not-your-playground-toronto-vlogger-slammed-for-violent-hong-kong-protest-video
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. Visit: https://ampia.org/
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre. Visit http://cfccreates.com/programs/cineplexfilmprogram
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:32:37
Episode 20 - Title Searches with Anne Marie Murphy
1/21/2020
This was fun! A sort of "reverse interview" with friend of the podcast Anne Marie Murphy all about title searches for film productions.
Find Anne Marie Murphy at: www.easternscript.com incoming@easternscript.com Ph: 1.844.842.3999 Twitter: @easternscript
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. Visit: https://ampia.org/
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre. Visit http://cfccreates.com/programs/cineplexfilmprogram
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:33:00
Episode 19 - Drones Part 2 - How to Drone
12/18/2019
For part 2 of our drones, film and the law series, we interview professional drone pilot Mat Matthews to talk about the practical aspects of using drones in film.
https://blackhawkaeronautical.com/ https://twitter.com/BlackHawkAero https://www.instagram.com/blackhawkuav/ https://www.facebook.com/blackhawkaeronautical/
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. Visit: https://ampia.org/
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre. The deadline for their 2020 Cineplex Film Program is Jan. 13, 2020 @ 5pm ET. Visit http://cfccreates.com/programs/cineplexfilmprogram
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:36:12
Episode 18 - Drones, Film and the Law Part 1
12/10/2019
Do you use drones or are thinking of using drones to capture film footage? Michelle and Greg speak about drones, film and the law in this first part of our miniseries on drones.
Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Regulations (Remotely Piloted Air Systems), SOR/2019-11 http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2019/2019-01-09/html/sor-dors11-eng.html
Flying your Drone Safely and Legally https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/aviation/drone-safety/flying-drone-safely-legally.html#legal
R v Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10. https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/17515/index.do
This podcast is brought to you by AMPIA and its professional development team. Special thanks to our audio editor Jane Toogood, courtesy of AMPIA. https://ampia.org/
This episode is brought to you by the Canadian Film Centre. The deadline for their 2020 Cineplex Film Program is Jan. 13, 2020 @ 5pm ET. Visit http://cfccreates.com/programs/cineplexfilmprogram
Greg: greg@legalcutpro.com and on Twitter @cyclaw
Michelle: michelle@legalcutpro.com and Instagram @michellemolineux
http://www.legalcutpro.com
© 2020 RedFrame Law. Some rights reserved. This podcast episode is licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. Details of this licence are available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Duration:00:30:40