Our conference titled, “Can Canada Learn Anything From Europe? European Perspectives on Copyright Law in the Information Era”, is taking place next Friday, October 21, 2011, at the Ottawa Convention Centre in Ottawa, Canada. The proceeding will also be transmitted by webcast to Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Canada.
All are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee. Please RSVP as soon as possible by email to iposgoode@osgoode.yorku.ca. The program for the conference follows....
Overview
We don't hear enough about European copyright law, especially when it comes to reforming the law in Canada. Is there anything we can learn from Europe? This conference is a forum to hear the various European perspectives on the copyright issues countries, like Canada, face. This event will provide an opportunity to discuss and consider comparative and regional approaches emanating from Europe – which will contribute to ongoing debates regarding copyright policy in Canada. This conference is designed for a wide-ranging audience, from government to the academy, from stakeholder organizations to members of the public.
Program
- Conference Chair: Dr. Giuseppina D’Agostino, Associate Professor, Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
8:15am-9:00am Registration and Breakfast
9:00am-9:15am Welcoming Remarks
- Dr. Giuseppina D’Agostino, Associate Professor, Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
9:15am-9:45am Keynote
- Prof. Dr. Silke von Lewinski, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law
9:45am-11:00am Session #1: The Tortuous Path to Reform
- Chair: Dr. Giuseppina D’Agostino, Associate Professor, Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Denis Dambois, Administrator at the European Commission, DG Trade, "Intellectual Property and Public Procurement" Unit
- Vittorio Ragonesi, Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy
- Jonathan Griffiths, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queen Mary University of London
11:00am-11:15am Break
11:15am-12:30pm Session #2: Collective Licensing: Promises and Pitfalls
- Chair: Dr. Carys Craig, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Eric Baptiste, Chief Executive Officer, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
- Dr. Martin Schaefer, Partner, Boehmert & Boehmert, Berlin
- Prof. François Dessemontet, Professor Emeritus of Contract and Tort Law, Chairman of the Board of the Centre for Enterprise Law (CEDIDAC) of Lausanne University
12:30pm-1:45pm Luncheon Buffet
- Lunch will be served in the second floor foyer with a spectacular view of downtown Ottawa and the Parliament Buildings
1:45pm-3:00pm Session #3: Enforcement: Has it a Future?
- Chair: Prof. David Vaver, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- Dr. Mihály Ficsor, President, Hungarian Copyright Council, former Assistant Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Budapest
- Giovanni Maria Riccio, Professor of Private Comparative Law, University of Salerno, Italy, and Partner, Scorza Riccio & Partners, Rome
- Ted Shapiro, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Deputy Managing Director - Europe, Motion Picture Association
3:00pm –3.15pm Break
3:15pm –4:30pm Session #4: Beyond Copyright: Contract and Commerce
- Chair: Prof. Victor Nabhan, Special Professor, Nottingham University, President and Chair, Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
- Dr. Gillian Black, Lecturer in Commercial Law, University of Edinburgh; Solicitor
- Dr. Mindaugas Kiškis, Professor, Head of Department of E-Business, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania
- Ted Shapiro, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Deputy Managing Director - Europe, Motion Picture Association
4:30pm -4.45pm Concluding Remarks
- Prof. Victor Nabhan, Special Professor, Nottingham University, President and Chair, Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
- Dr. Giuseppina D’Agostino, Associate Professor, Founder & Director of IP Osgoode, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
4:45pm End
Attend in Person
Ottawa Convention Centre
Room 210
55 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, Canada
Attend via Webcast
Osgoode Hall Law School
Faculty Common Room, Rm 2027
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Canada