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…
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Remuneration Models for Musicians: A Focus on the Reversionary Right
This past fall, Canadian music icon Bryan Adams presented in front of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to propose an amendment to the Canadian reversionary right [1]. Adams recommended…
Combination of patent law, copyright can protect AI innovation, panel suggests
This article was originally posted on thelawyersdaily.ca How courts deal with the concept of authorship is an area to watch as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more creative and humanlike, noted…
Keatley Surveying Ltd v Teranet Inc: The SCC’s Crown Copyright Case
This article was originally posted on theCourt.ca Today (March 29) the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) will hear the intellectual property case of Keatley Surveying Ltd v Teranet Inc, 37863 [Keatley] about the…
IP Year in Review 2018 – A Milestone Year for IP Osgoode and Ground-breaking Changes in the Canadian IP landscape
As we settle into 2019, we look forward to topping the successes of the last year! Ten years ago IP Osgoode, Osgoode’s flagship Intellectual Property Law and Technology Program, was…
Art from Fragments: A Legal Framework for the Growth of Canadian Hip-Hop and Digital Sampling
Digital audio sampling—a music production technique whereby sound-clips are extracted from songs and incorporated into new tracks via computer software—is a staple of hip-hop music. With the increased accessibility of…