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Reputation As The Key Link Amongst Moral Rights, Prohibited Marks, And Geographical Indications, Darinka Tomic Jun 2022

Reputation As The Key Link Amongst Moral Rights, Prohibited Marks, And Geographical Indications, Darinka Tomic

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Moral rights, prohibited marks, and geographical indications (GI) appear in Canadian intellectual property (IP) statutes and international IP instruments – but do not mirror the characteristics of the classic IP triad (patents, copyrights, and trademarks). The classic triad are alienable (tradeable, licensable, able to be transferred away by their owners). Moral rights, prohibited marks, and GI are inalienable (not able to be transferred to others by the persons entitled to them) and thus distinguishable from classic IP. This research demonstrates another characteristic setting moral rights, prohibited marks, and GI apart from classic IP: a common preoccupation with reputation or esteem. …


Digital Killed The Analog Star: An Evaluation Of Copyright Law And Its Effects On The Modern Jazz Musician, Anne Wamsley Apr 2022

Digital Killed The Analog Star: An Evaluation Of Copyright Law And Its Effects On The Modern Jazz Musician, Anne Wamsley

Undergraduate Theses

This paper is a survey of modern American copyright law and an analysis of its effectiveness in the digital age through the use of grounded theory research practices, including a review of precedent and history of copyright law and interviews of jazz musicians that have varied levels of experience in different positions throughout the industry. Since music has become a commodity, it has needed to be protected by the law to ensure that musicians are paid fairly for the consumption of their work. Before the modern era, musicians made their living predominantly from record, tape, and CD sales, making concert …


Can Novel Findings From Emerging Neuroscientific Technologies Be Incorporated Into Trademark Law In Canada?, Pankhuri Malik Apr 2022

Can Novel Findings From Emerging Neuroscientific Technologies Be Incorporated Into Trademark Law In Canada?, Pankhuri Malik

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American scholar, Mark Bartholomew, predicted in 2018 that a new kind of neuroscientific evidence would help businesses involved in lawsuits connect their trademarks with the public’s perception of their trademarks. Bartholomew coined the term "neuromarks’ for this evidence. Bartholomew focused on U.S. trademark law. This research demonstrates, looking at both Canada’s domestic law and Canada’s relevant international treaties and trade agreements, that such evidence has not yet been used (in 2022) in trademark litigation in Canadian courts or tribunals but that there appears to be no legal barrier to its use in future in Canada. This research notes that neuroscience …