Justice Paul Schabas has provided artists in Canada with the most authoritative statement yet on the bounds of fair dealing as it applies to documentary films in releasing his decision…
Tag: freedom of expression
The “Word” Is Not Enough: New Cybercrime Prevention Act Leaves Philippine Plagiarists Criminally Vulnerable (UPDATED)
The institution of a controversial new Cybercrime Prevention Act in the Philippines may leave plagiarists subject to criminal sanctions. The penalty for the plagiarism depends on the number of prior…
A “Charter Rights First” Approach To The Intersection Of Freedom Of Expression And Copyright
Graham Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and an IP Osgoode Research Affiliate. Recent legislative developments in Canada…
Freedom of Expression or Copyright: Should one take precedence over the other?
Tony Pak is a J.D. candidate at Osgoode Hall and is taking the Intellectual Property Theory course. In Neil Netanel’s recent book titled, “Copyright’s Paradox”, he advocates for a copyright…