Thursday, May 18, 2017 to Friday, May 19, 2017
Copyright User Rights and Access to Justice Symposium
18-19 May, 2017
University of Windsor
Faculty of Law
Conference Venue:
Katzman Lounge
Vanier Hall
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Ave.
Windsor, ON
N9B 3P4
•Symposium Presentations Available Here•
Thursday May 18, 2017
9:00-9:15 am: Registration
9:30 am: Introductory Remarks
9:45 am: The evolution of copyright user rights, Q & A with Professor
David Vaver, Professor, Intellectual Property Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, Emeritus Professor of Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, University of Oxford, Emeritus Fellow of St Peter’s College, Oxford, and former Director of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre
10:15 am: Break
10:30 am: Panel I Critical Approaches to Copyright User Rights
Chair and Commentator: Séverine Dusollier, Professor, SciencesPo,
Ecole de Droit (France)
Carys Craig, Associate Dean (Research & Institutional Relations), Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, “Relying on (User) Rights-Talk: On Copyright Limits and Rhetorical Risks.” (abstract)
Bob Tarantino, PhD Student, Osgoode Hall Law School, “Calvinball: Users’ Rights, Public Choice Theory and Rules Mutable Games” (abstract)
Ariel Katz, Associate Professor, Innovation Chair – Electronic Commerce Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, “On the Partial (In)Alienability of Users’ Rights” (abstract)
12:30-1:45 pm Lunch
1:45 pm Panel II: Copyright User Rights and Access to Knowledge
Co-Chairs and Commentators: Carys Craig, Associate Dean (Research & Institutional Relations), Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School and David Vaver, Emeritus Professor of Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, University of Oxford, Emeritus Fellow of St Peter’s College, Oxford, and former Director of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada)
Myra Tawfik, Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law (Canada), “Encouraging Literacy and Learning: The ‘Learner’ at the Origins of Copyright Law in Canada" (abstract)
Ruth Okediji, William L. Prosser Professor of Law, University of Minnesota (US), "Reframing International Copyright Limitations and Exceptions as Development Policy " (abstract)
Arul Scaria, Assistant Professor of Law, National Law University, Delhi and Co-Director Centre for Innovation, IP and Competition, “Photocopy Shop Judgment: An Attempt to Strike a Balance between the Rights of Users and Producers of Knowledge Goods?” (abstract)
3:15-3:30pm Break
3:30 pm Panel II: Copyright User Rights and Access to Knowledge (CONT’D)
Bita Amani, Associate Professor, Queen’s University and Mark Swartz, Copyright Specialist, Queen’s University, “Cultivating Copyright Custodians for the Digital Age: Law, Libraries, & the Public Interest in Lending (Obsolete Formats)” (abstract)
Uchenna Felicia Ugwu, PhD Student, University of Ottawa, “Reconciling the Right to Learn with Copyright Protection in the Digital Age: Limitations of Contemporary Copyright Treaties” (abstract)
5:00 pm End of sessions
6:15pm Cocktails (6:15pm) and Dinner (7:00pm)
Willistead Manor •1899 Niagara St • Windsor, ON • N8Y 1K3 • 519-253-2365
Friday May 19, 2017
10:00 am Panel III: Copyright User Rights and Human Rights
Chair and Commentator: David Vaver Emeritus Professor of Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, University of Oxford, Emeritus Fellow of St Peter’s College, Oxford, and former Director of the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada)
Saleh Al-Sharieh, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Groningen, “Securing the Future of Users’ Rights in Canada” (abstract)
Amy Lai, PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia, “The Natural Right to Parody: Assessing the Parody/Satire Exceptions in Canadian Copyright Law’ (abstract)
Meera Nair, Copyright Officer, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, “Fair dealing: equal under the law and inviolate in contract” (abstract)
12:00-1:15pm Lunch
1:15 pm Panel IV Copyright User Rights, Enforcement and Reparation
Chair and Commentator: Ruth Okediji, William L. Prosser Professor of Law, University of Minnesota (US)
Séverine Dusollier, Professor, SciencesPo, Ecole de Droit (France) “Users' rights in copyright as inclusive rights: a model for enforceability and sustainability of privileged uses of works” (abstract)
Pascale Chapdelaine, Associate Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, “Copyright Users: Rights without Remedies? An Access to Justice Perspective” (abstract)
2:45 pm Concluding remarks
3:00pm Conference ends
Conference Organizer: Professor Pascale Chapdelaine
Travel and Accommodations:
Preferred conference hotel rate is available for conference attendees
at Best Western Plus Waterfront Hotel and Caesars Windsor. The preferred rate is only available until April 21, 2017.
Details on how to make a preferred rate reservation will be provided in your registration confirmation email.
Windsor is located in a prime location for those travelling from the US or
Canada. We have 2 airports (Windsor- YQG and Detroit-DTW) and 2 train
stations (Amtrak and Via Rail) in the area and bus transit is also an option.
For more information contact Cristina Corio or Erica Lyons
