Apr 26, 2024Copyright, Artificial Intelligence
In January, CIPPIC participated in the government consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence. The report provides the context in which each of these issues arise under the current Canadian copyright regime and summarizes CIPPIC’s stance on the inquiries posed by the consultation.
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Apr 26, 2024Artificial Intelligence, Copyright
Courts have tried to keep the idea-expression distinction clear despite criticism as to the concept’s usefulness. Artificial intelligence (AI) has now brought a new layer to this debate.
Apr 26, 2024Copyright
CIPPIC has been granted leave to be added as a party before the Supreme Court in the leave to appeal of Voltage v Doe #1.
March 4, 2024, will mark a significant milestone in Canadian copyright law: the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada's unanimous decision in CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004 SCC 13.
Without a text and data mining exception in Canada, developers may hesitate to take on this risk of liability for copyright infringement. The exceptions absence risks a chilling effect on innovation. The current regulatory uncertainty in Canada creates further knock-on effects that affect AI adoption.
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