Episode 100: David Vaver With a Masterclass on Copyright and User Rights

September 13, 2021 01:09:46
Episode 100: David Vaver With a Masterclass on Copyright and User Rights
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Episode 100: David Vaver With a Masterclass on Copyright and User Rights

Sep 13 2021 | 01:09:46

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Show Notes

The role of the public and the public interest has factored prominently into many of the Law Bytes podcast conversations. For the 100th episode, Osgoode Hall Law School Professor David Vaver, widely viewed as Canada’s leading IP expert, joins the podcast. The recipient of the Order of Canada, Professor Vaver provided the scholarly grounding for the emergence of user rights in copyright in Canada and around the world. In this episode, he gives a masterclass on the history of copyright, the emergence of user rights, Supreme Court copyright jurisprudence, and potential future copyright reforms.

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