For the first time in some twenty years, Canada’s copyright law framework is set for the foreseeable future. Previous attempts (in 2005, 2008, and 2010) to update the country’s copyright…
Tag: copyright reform
Transplanting the Canadian UGC Exception to Hong Kong: Part 2
In Part I of this series of blog posts, I discussed a position paper I submitted to the Hong Kong government as part of its public consultation on the treatment of parody under the copyright regime.…
Copyright Economy: Protecting ‘Works of Mas’ in Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract: This study problematizes international copyright policy by using a case study that can be said to exist outside of the copyright paradigm. Using works of mas in Trinidad and…
A Cautionary Kudos: Canada Moves Up on USTR IP Watch List
Earlier this month, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual “Special 301 Report,” which evaluates the intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement of its trading partners. Over…
New Step for the Modernization of Copyright Law in the US – Progress or Regress?
During the celebration of World Intellectual Property Day on April 24, 2013, the US Committee on the Judiciary announced its intention to promote a comprehensive review of US copyright law…
ICANN See Some Problems: New Domains and Freedom of XXXpression
Turns out the internet isn’t all about porn. Just kidding, it mostly is. But underneath the debate sparked by the .XXX domain question at last week’s international website regulatory conference…