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In This Issue: - RICHARD KALM REAPPOINTED MGCB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Richard Kalm, whose appointment as Executive Director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board was set to expire this year, has been appointed by...more
In this article: - Income Tax - Other Foreign Taxes -- Vat And Social Security Taxes - Foreign Tax Credit Planning - U.S. Withholding Obligations - Use Of Loan Out Company -...more
Mississippi recently enacted two pieces of legislation that should encourage private investment in the state. The Strengthening Mississippi Academic Research Through Business (SMART Business) Act (House Bill 826), which...more
In This Issue: - NINTH CIRCUIT DEMANDS INTERIOR EXPLAIN GLENDALE TRUST DECISION: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has required the Secretary of the Interior to reconsider a decision to accept an...more
In This Issue: - DOLLARS IN, DOLLARS OUT: DOES IT MAKE “CENTS” FOR TENNESSEE TO FURTHER LEGALIZE GAMBLING IN THE STATE? Uniquely situated in the mid-south, the state of Tennessee and its “three grand divisions,” or...more
Table of Contents: - Introduction 4 - Co-Producing With Canada – The F.A.Q.’S 4 - Telefilm’s Requirements – The Abc’s 7 - Co-Production Certification In Canada 10 - About the Author: 11 - Schedule “A” 12 -...more
Canada has long been a pioneer in the international co-production area with numerous co-production treaties. Enclosed is a chart that provides a comparison of Canadian Content, Co-Ventures and Treaty...more
The ten year-old regime governing merchant fees in China is about to change – and the fees are, in general, about to be reduced by one-fourth or more....more
Negative Pickup Financing accords film producers a medium to procure financing for their motion picture. Unsurprisingly, such method of financing is replete with perils for the unwary and in the process the producer might...more
A weekly wrap up of interesting news about virtual worlds, virtual goods and other social media. In This Issue: - PlayStudios launches myVegas social casino games with MGM - American Express launches FarmVille...more
In This Issue: TORONTO CASINO UPDATE by Michael D. Lipton, Q.C., Kevin J. Weber, and Jack Tadman As we first reported in January, the movement towards a Toronto casino continues apace. As we anticipated in our...more
Procuring and securing financial backing from investors constitutes the sine qua non of entertainment deals. in fact, lack or dearth of money is translated into death knell of the deal especially a motion picture project....more
With apologies for the delay, this is the sixth installment in our series about the new Terms of Trade applicable to the English-language Canadian private broadcasting industry (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5). This...more
In this issue: Taxpayer May Subpoena State’s E-mails Interpreting Tax Law; Tribunal Finds Sufficient Business Purpose and Allows QEZE Credit; Tribunal Holds Interest Payable Only from Date of Amended Returns; Production...more
Film's Net Profit Statement ( the "Statement") encompasses multitude of industry terms which would seem unfathomable to untrained eye, at first. Let us rather briefly analyze the anatomy of the Statement and make some sense...more
Probably, one of the most salient characteristics of any contract, especially entertainment-related ones, is allocation of risks among the parties involved. One of the areas where such risk allocation usually comes to the...more
Whether you are a first-time buyer or an experienced collector, the electricity surrounding an international art fair can overwhelm the senses. Lavish parties, rich history, and the subtle buzz of thousands of business deals...more
On May 25, 2010, the California Court of Appeal issued its decision in the ongoing dispute between Alan Ladd, Jr. and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. with respect to the manner in which Mr. Ladd had been accounted to for...more
When Citigroup (“Citi”) announced its unprecedented $400 million dollar deal for naming rights to the new Mets Stadium in late 2006, sports marketing experts assumed that Citi was breaking new ground in naming rights deals...more
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