Copyright Policy Moot 2022

Presentation

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 Mootorganized with Canadian Heritage and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. 

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. 

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

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