Emily Prieur is an IPilogue Writer and a 3L JD Candidate at Queen’s University Faculty of Law Background In July 2021, the Government of Canada launched a…
Category: Copyright Reform
Advocate General’s Considerations on Article 17
Tugce Kucukali is an IPilogue Writer and incoming LL.M. Candidate at University of British Columbia. The European Union (EU) Court of Justice Advocate General, Saugmandsgaard ØE, recently published the…
The Copyright Society’s Inaugural Bang: A Panel on Théberge and the Fundamentals of Copyright Balance
On the first week of November, the Copyright Society hosted its inaugural event for the new Canadian chapters established in Ottawa and Toronto. The seminar, titled, “Théberge Two Decades Later:…
The Future of Music Publishers’ Rights in the US and UK
Recently, I sat in on a well-attended speaker event at Cassels Brock. The first speaker at the event was Erich C. Carey, Vice President and Senior Counsel of the National…
Regulating by proxy, restricting rights, and reducing competition? Pitfalls of the EU copyright directive.
On September 12th, 2018, the European Parliament voted in favour of legislation that purports to be an important step toward integrating EU copyright law in the internet age. Generally, the…
IP Year in Review 2017 - A Year of Promises Made, Kept, and Abandoned
This past year marks a year where the Government of Canada engaged more than ever on the IP front. The Government of Canada’s announcement of a National IP Strategy was…