The Centennial Symposium

The year 2024 marks the hundredth anniversary of the coming into force of the Copyright Act. To celebrate this anniversary, ALAI Canada is bringing together experts in the field to express their views on the evolution of copyright law and, more importantly, on the challenges the future brings. While the challenges of the past have not yet been fully met, Canadian copyright law must now confront artificial intelligence in a world where inspiration for solutions can come from anywhere. The aim of the conference is to provide an overview of the current issues, so that all stakeholders can meet and move the debate forward.

The symposium will be in English and French. Simultaneous translation will be provided throughout the conference.

 

Schedule

 

8:30 Registration and coffee

8:45 Official opening

François Le Moine, President of ALAI Canada, Règles de l'art

Hélène Messier, co-présidente of the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Espressions

Sylvie Forbin, World International Property Organization

 

9:00 Economic Rights Today

Chair: Annie Morin, Artisti

Rights in Streaming - Andrea Kokonis, SOCAN

Compulsory Licenses and Remuneration Rights (including private copying) - Claude Brunet, lawyer

Technological Neutrality - Casey Chisick, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Secondary Liability and Facilitation - Ken Clark, Aird Berlis LLP

Defining Rights through Exceptions - Pascale Chapdelaine, University of Windsor

Rights in Data - Teresa Scassa, University of Ottawa

10:00 Debate

10:30 Coffee break

 

11:00 Historical Overview of Canadian Copyright Law

Chair: David Vaver, Osgoode Hall Law School

"The interests of Canada, so far as copyright is concerned, have been cruelly sacrificed...": Copyright and Compulsory Licenses Leading up to 1924 - Myra Tawfik, University of Windsor

One Hundred Years of Copyright: Copyright Lobbies to 1924 and Beyond - Sara Bannerman, McMaster University

Historical Absences: Moral Rights and Resale Royalty Rights - Pierre-Emmanuel Moyse, intellectual property lawyer

 

11:30 Debate and Launch of a Podcast on Copyright

Christian Laforce, Copibec

12:00 Lunch

 

1:30 The Actors of Copyright

Chair: Erin Finlay, Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay

Collective Societies - Roanie Levy, Consultant & formerly Access Copyright

Judicial Interpretation of Copyright - Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

The Role of the Copyright Board - Madeleine Lamothe-Samson, MLS Legal inc.

Copyright Registration - Daniel S. Drapeau, DrapeauLex

2:10 Debate

 

2:30 Copyright and Other Areas of the Law

Chair: Hon. Luc Martineau, Copyright Board

Communications Law - Bob Tarantino, Dentons

Competition Law - Marcel Boyer, CIRANO, Université de Montréal

2:50 Debate

3:15 Cofee Break

 

3:30 Canada and the World

Chair: Ysolde Gendreau, Université de Montréal

Post-Brexit British Law - Estelle Derclaye, University of Nottingham (virtual)

European Law - Axel Nordemann, NORDEMMANN & University of Constance

United States Law - Marketa Trimble, University of Nevada

4:00 Debate

 

4:15 A Conversation Between Foreign Experts, with the support of Ambassade de France au Canada

André Lucas, Université de Nantes

David Nimmer, Irell & Manella LLP / UCLA

 

4:45 End of Conference

 

Cocktail

 

Registration Fees

Early bird fees until September 4:

• $250 non-members
• $125 members ALAI or CDCE
• $75 students (a proof of enrolment will be requested)

Regular fegistration fees as of September 5:

• $300 non-members
• $175 members ALAI or CDCE
• $75 students (a proof of enrolment will be requested)

 

IMPORTANT: 

• Your certificate of participation for 5.5 hours will be sent by email in the days following the activity.

NOTE: The Association has not requested verification of the eligibility of this activity by the Barreau du Québec, as the proposed trainig fully meets the objectives of the Regulation respecting compulsory continuing education for lawyers. The participant can register this activity in their continuing education file.