With Democracy Under Threat, Parliament Must Act: Barry Sookman for Inside Policy
The gravity of the consequences of disinformation campaigns to our democracy raises questions as to how best to address the challenges. Unfortunately, Canada...
The new USMCA deal is great for Canadian innovators: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Critics of the new IP rules seem to think Canada is a technology backwater incapable of fully securing its rightful place in the...
Strengthening Canada's intellectual property regime should be first and foremost: Owens and Speer in the Hill Times
We should recognize the failures of Canada's innovation policy industrial complex and strengthen our intellectual property regime, write Richard Owens and Sean Speer ...
Clicktivism is taking over the Canadian copyright debate: Hugh Stephens for Inside Policy
How a supposed grass-roots movement manufactures the impression of huge local groundswells of public opinion against protections for intellectual property. By Hugh Stephens,...
Harmonizing statutory damages will improve Copyright Board: Barry Sookman in The Hill Times
Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly established the Copyright Board consultation to help creators get paid faster. The harmonization of...
Why Facebook and Google want to make sure Canadians can keep stealing entertainment: Owens in the Financial Post
Without intellectual property rights, no author would be paid much for her work, writes Richard Owens in the Financial Post. By Richard Owens,...
Government IP strategy off to a dubious start: Owens in the Financial Post
Real intellectual-property strategy involves strengthening IP rights, writes Owens in the Financial Post By Richard Owens, March 13, 2018 Budget 2018 has quite...
Canadian courts still think intellectual-property laws matter: Richard Owens in the Financial Post
Canadian courts have occasionally gone along with poor IP judgments; but they have quickly come to their senses, writes Richard Owens. By Richard...
Canadian Courts are Correcting Course on Intellectual Property Issues: New MLI Study
OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 31, 2018): Canadian courts, in particular the Supreme Court of Canada, have in recent years issued intellectual property (IP) judgments that...
VIDEO: Promoting Creativity and Innovation in NAFTA Negotiations
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosted an event in Monteal sponsored by ACTION For Trade, titled Promoting Creativity and Innovation in NAFTA Negotiations, on the...
