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Constitutionalising Exceptions? A Copyright Case Concerning the Visually Impaired
Feb 23, 2023
From 12 PM to 1 PM
Location
Activity online with ZOOM (The connection link will be sent the morning of the event between 10 AM and 11 AM)
Dear Members and friends of ALAI Canada,
It is with pleasure that we invite you to register for the next ALAI Canada conference. Here are the details :
Constitutionalising Exceptions? A Copyright Case Concerning the Visually Impaired.
Attention: Activity run in ENGLISH
Online formation
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023 from noon to 1:00 PM (Montreal time)
1:00 of Continuing Legal Education
Cost:
- Free for student members of ALAI
- 25,00 $ for members of ALAI Canada and other national groups of ALAI
- 50,00 $ for non-members
Description:
The Constitutional Court of South Africa declared parts of the Copyright Act of that country unconstitutional and discriminatory because they failed to provide for people with visual and print disabilities. Come and learn about the meaning of the decision in light of constitutional law and of the Marrakesh Treaty, the first international instrument to deal only with a category of copyright exceptions, i.e., those for the blind and visually impaired, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Our panelists, a South African copyright expert and a stakeholder who was actively involved in the Canadian implementation of the treaty in 2016, will examine the situation under the guidance of a Canadian international law specialist.
Speaker:
- Mrs Diane Bergeron, Canadian National Institute for the Blind
- Prof. Coenraad Visser, University of South Africa
Moderator:
- Prof. Miriam Cohen, Université de Montréal
