http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/2/parlbus/c...1/90207bE.html
This could greatly change the way we shoot content up in these parts. I am waiting for a phonecall from my lawyer, however from what I can see, it implies that shooting content of anyone under 19 (and most of us use 18 year olds) will now fall under the realm of child pornography.
And, unlike the precidents in the United States where the issues with underage girls being nude and photographed in public have been pretty much swept under the rug, taking photos of underaged females even in a public environment will carry a 10 year sentance (I do strongly agree with this amendment, though).
I will post after I have my conversation with legal counsel, but this is something that may be important to the future of content production in Canada.
Another law that it seems far too few Canadian content producers are aware of passed in the house January of this year, the Privacy Protection act, with regards to the collection of identification and it's uses, is something that MUST BE dealt with if you are producing content in Canada. In order to collect this information, you must have a privacy release, either seperate, or incorporated into your model release. There have already been over 3000 prosecutions under this new law, so it's time to be informed and conform with it.
Here is the act itself.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/2/parlbus/c...4/C-6TOCE.html
Just keeping some folks who may not be aware abreast of the new regulations. If you haven't already, please please please get a lawyer and discuss both Bill C-9 and Bill C-20 with them. If you don't protect your own ass, nobody else is going to do it for you.
This could greatly change the way we shoot content up in these parts. I am waiting for a phonecall from my lawyer, however from what I can see, it implies that shooting content of anyone under 19 (and most of us use 18 year olds) will now fall under the realm of child pornography.
And, unlike the precidents in the United States where the issues with underage girls being nude and photographed in public have been pretty much swept under the rug, taking photos of underaged females even in a public environment will carry a 10 year sentance (I do strongly agree with this amendment, though).
I will post after I have my conversation with legal counsel, but this is something that may be important to the future of content production in Canada.
Another law that it seems far too few Canadian content producers are aware of passed in the house January of this year, the Privacy Protection act, with regards to the collection of identification and it's uses, is something that MUST BE dealt with if you are producing content in Canada. In order to collect this information, you must have a privacy release, either seperate, or incorporated into your model release. There have already been over 3000 prosecutions under this new law, so it's time to be informed and conform with it.
Here is the act itself.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/36/2/parlbus/c...4/C-6TOCE.html
Just keeping some folks who may not be aware abreast of the new regulations. If you haven't already, please please please get a lawyer and discuss both Bill C-9 and Bill C-20 with them. If you don't protect your own ass, nobody else is going to do it for you.
Fortunately we have people who are pretty much dedicated to making us aware of any changes that can affect the nature of our business, both in obscenity laws and otherwise. Having very competant legal counsel is also a huge bonus. HE informed ME that he would be phoning me to discuss it, not the other way around. I like that in a lawyer 
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