Is Sharing a Hyperlink Copyright Infringement?

Dear Members and friends of ALAI Canada,

It is with pleasure that we invite you to register for the next ALAI Canada conference.

Is Sharing a Hyperlink Copyright Infringement?

Attention: Activity run in ENGLISH 

Online formation

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024 from noon to 1:00 PM (Montreal time)

1:00 of Continuing Legal Education

Description:

The Supreme Court of Canada decided not to heard the appeal in the Linkletter case (https://www.canlii.org/en/bc/bcca/doc/2023/2023bcca160/2023bcca160.html) that deals with hyperlinking. This session will examine the consequences of upholding the BC Court of Appeal decision and will compare the Canadian context to the events in the European Union where hyperlinking has led to major decisions from the EU Court of Justice.

Panelists: 

• Mtre Jordana Sanft, Lenczner Slaght
• Prof. Johan Axhamn, Lund University

Moderator:

• Mtre Andrea Rush, Blaney McMurtry LLP

Costs (taxes not included):

• Free for student
• $ 30 for members of ALAI Canada and other national groups of ALAI
• $ 75 for non-members