10 teams from University of Toronto, McGill University, York University, and the University of Ottawa defended policy proposals before public servants from Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Canadian Copyright Policy Moot 2022
On March 24 and 25, 2022, the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa hosted, virtually, the third edition of the Copyright Policy Moot organized with Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.
Results
Best Policy Briefing Awards
1st place
“Enabling a Right to repair in Canada Through Copyright Reform”
Vivian Cheng, Ari Fattahyani, and Sabrina Macklai
University of Toronto
2nd place
“Copyright Implications of Counterfeit NFTs”
Sawyer Peloso, Gerrit Yau, and Amy Yun
University of Toronto
3rd place
“Amending The Copyright Act To Permit The Right To Repair For Software Embedded Hadware”
Leo Cen and Mathew Yaworski
McGill University
Honourable mention
“Non-Fungible Tokens and Copyright”
Gabriel Calderon, Madeline Davis, and Harleen Pentlia
York University (Osgoode Hall Law School)
Best Memorandum to Cabinet Awards
The judges on each panel noted the close competition among the teams and praised the efforts of all students. Due to the revisited virtual format of the moot, each panel has been awarded a Best Memorandum of Cabinet Award.
Panel A
“Non-Fungible Tokens and Copyright”
Gabriel Calderon, Madeline Davis, and Harleen Pentlia
York University (Osgoode Hall Law School)
Panel B
“The Age of AI: A simple, fair, and balanced approach to AI works and Canadian copyright”
Alexia Donis, Rachel Kuchma, and Jae Jin Lee
University of Ottawa (Common Law Section)
Panel C
“Enabling a Right to repair in Canada Through Copyright Reform”
Vivian Cheng, Ari Fattahyani, and Sabrina Macklai
University of Toronto
Panel D
“Restoring Copyright In The Digital Age: A Principled Approach"
Katie Helou, Aya Refaat, and Emily Tessier
University of Toronto