Copyright & Social Media
Communications Law
Jenaya Copithorne
The Role of Patent Law in Cleantech
Since last summer, when wildfires blazed through my hometown of Kelowna, I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of the law in supporting action to mitigate climate change. And IP law has a big role to play. Decreasing global CO2 emissions will require not only mass deployment of existing clean technologies, but also the development […]
Unlocking a Cleaner Future: Upcoming Amendments to the Copyright Act
Canada has an electronic waste problem, and copyright law is partly to blame. Canada’s electronic waste has increased more than threefold over the last two decades, increasing from 8.3 kg per person in 2000 to 25.3 kg per person in 2020. In total, Canada produced approximately one million tonnes of e-waste in 2020. Copyright law […]