Fair use or colourable imitation? The Pre-History of Fair Dealing in Canada
The concept of fair uses of copyright works emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries as courts in the UK, the US, and France began to hear cases involving derivative works like translations and abridgments. Derivative works that were colourable imitations of the original work were infringing but those considered to be fair uses were not.
In this event you will learn more about the jurisprudential and doctrinal history of fair dealing in Canada leading up to its statutory iteration in the Copyright Act, 1924. This promises to be an exciting event.
About Professor Myra J. Tawfik
Myra J.Tawfik
Author of "For the Encouragement of Learning: The Origins of Canadian Copyright Law" (University of Toronto Press, 2023), Professor Tawfik is a distinguished University Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor.