Ep. 5: Martin Boersma

Martin Boersma

Martin Boersma is an Entertainment & Media Lawyer at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP located in Toronto, Ontario. Martin joined the firm in 2021 and primarily advises clients in the film, television and other audio/visual sectors, additionally Martin assists on a range of corporate/commercial matters for the firm’s creative and entertainment adjacent clients. Martin holds a B.F.A. with Distinction in Theatre Performance from Concordia University and an M.F.A. in Acting from the School of Drama at the New School University in New York City. Martin received his J.D. from Western University and was called to the Ontario bar in 2021. 

Prior to becoming a lawyer Martin worked in the theatre and film industry as an actor, fight director, and stunt performer both in Montreal and New York City. Martin has taught in Canada and the U.S.A. as an instructor with Fight Directors Canada. Martin continues to be engaged in the film, theatre and stage combat communities in both Canada and the U.S. and enjoys rock climbing in his spare time. 

EPISODE NOTES & LINKS

• EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION

• All You Need to Know About the Music Business, by Donald Passman

  https://donpassman.com/

  https://www.amazon.ca/Need-Know-About-Music-Business/dp/1501122185 

• Artists’ Legal Advice Services | ALAS (Toronto)

  https://www.alasontario.ca/ 

• Artists’ Legal Outreach | ALO (Vancouver)

  https://artistslegaloutreach.com/

• Berne Convention | World Intellectual Property Organization

  https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/

• Canadian Artists Representation Le Front Des Artistes Canadiens | CARFAC

  https://www.carfac.ca/

• CARFAC Legal Clinics for Artists

  https://www.carfac.ca/tools/legal-clinics-for-artists/ 

• Canadian Copyright A Citizen’s Guide, by Laura J Murray and Samuel E. Trosow

  https://www.amazon.ca/Canadian-Copyright-Citizens-Guide-Second/dp/177113013X

• Government of Canada | Canadian Intellectual Property Office

  https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en

• Government of Canada, Justice Laws Website | Copyright Act (Canada)

  https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-42/Index.html

• MacEwan University | AGAD 350 Arts Law: Contracts, Copyright and Entertainment

  https://calendar.macewan.ca/course-descriptions/agad/

• Nova Scotia Artists Legal Information Society

  https://www.legalinfo.org/i-have-a-legal-question/ns-artists-arts-orgs/ 

• Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP

  https://tomllawyers.com/