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The International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI Canada) and the
University of Ottawa are pleased to announce an important international
conference on copyright to be held in Ottawa on May 20 & 21, 2004. The
general theme of this Conference, "Rethinking Copyright", is testimony to
the fact that incremental changes to the Copyright Act may no longer be
sufficient and that it may be time to consider some fundamental reforms.
The seven questions that mini-panels will address are as follows:
- The Foundations of Copyright: Is Copyright for the Author?
- Originality in Copyright
- Should Economic Rights Be Reformed?
- How Should Exceptions to Copyright Be Drafted?
- Technical and Contractual Framework of Copyright
- Should Moral Rights Be Reshaped?
- Exclusive Rights Transformed into Rights to Remuneration: The
Example of Private Copying
This international conference will bring together a wide range of
well-known foreign and Canadian speakers and shed new light on the
foundations of copyright. After several decades full of new challenges,
many of them created by technological developments and the scattershot
legislative reactions, should we rethink the basic principles of copyright
to better respond to the needs of our constantly changing society? ALAI
Canada offers a unique opportunity to engage in major debates and learn
more about the inner workings of copyright. Among the questions addressed
will be the foundations of copyright, the notion of originality, the
structure of patrimonial rights, exceptions to copyright, technical and
contractual measures accompanying copyright, the loss of exclusivity of
patrimonial rights through the example of private copying, and moral
rights. Attend two complete days dealing with essential subjects that
affect all aspects of copyright law & practice. This Conference is
addressed to lawyers in private practice, artists, academics, students,
government interveners, companies whose activities involve copyright law,
litigation, licensing and management, and associations of creators,
artists and producers.
The Conference is sponsored by Heritage Canada, Industry Canada and major
national law firms. The Honourable Mr. Justice Binnie of the Supreme Court
of Canada will deliver a keynote address at the May 20th gala dinner.
Justice Binnie signed a number of important opinions in intellectual
property matters, including the majority opinion in the case of Théberge
v. Galeries d'art du Petit Champlain Inc., in 2002.
ALAI and the University of Ottawa would be grateful if you could forward
this message and attachments to interested persons and organizations.
Should you wish to link to the Conference website from your website, it is
available (or will be very shortly) at
http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/tech/index.html
or
http://www.alai.ca/
Prof. Daniel J. Gervais Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) University of
Ottawa:
http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/faculty/prof/dgervais/desce.htm
tel. +1 (613) 562-5800 x. 3381 fax +1 (613) 562-5124
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