Current Issues in Social Media and Copyright Law 2024

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A look at challenging new legal questions in the world of social media and copyright law

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Summer Series 2024
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Last Kick at the Can Series 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024

(Original webinar date: June 17, 2024)

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Who should attend: Any lawyers interested in learning about the interaction between social media, copyright, and the law

Learning level: All levels

This panel of media lawyers/scholars will discuss various challenging legal questions that have recently emerged on the social media landscape in the sphere of copyright law. The course will be broken down into three main segments, with time for a Q&A at the end.

The course will discuss:

1. Copyright law issues with generative AI

when are generative AI tools responsible for copyright infringement?
when do works created through generative AI tools receive copyright protection?
what do lawyers need to know when advising clients on the use of generative AI tools?

2. The law of YouTube and social media platforms

to what extent does contract law replace copyright on social media platforms?
what issues does this raise with respect to the legitimacy of dispute resolution procedures, Charter protections, and other legal rights?
what is the current legal framework for Influencer Marketing Disclosures in Canada?

3. Impacts of copyright law on marginalized groups

how does copyright law address the creation of accessible versions of works for persons with disabilities?
how can copyright law better meet the needs of Indigenous communities with respect to the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expression?
how does copyright law affect whose voices are being heard?

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 3 hours (this course does not contain professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Instructors
Jon Festinger, KC (he/him) — Of Counsel, Chandler, Fogden, Lyman Law Corporation and Adjunct Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
Mark Leung (he/him) — Founder & CEO, Interhouse, Vancouver
Rowan Meredith (she/her) — SJD Student, University of Toronto, Delta

Summer Series 2024	EARLY BIRD Register by June 17/24	Regular Price After June 17/24
Rebroadcast	$239	$269
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$139	$139

*Last Kick at the Can 2024*
Rebroadcast	$269
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$139

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CLEBC Programs Coordinator
Darsey Meredith
darseym@cle.bc.ca

About the Course Instructors
Jon Festinger, KC (he/him) is Of Counsel at Whiteboard Law. A graduate of McGill's Faculty of Law, Jon's career has included private practice, being General Counsel of WIC Western International Communications Ltd., Senior Vice President of the CTV Television Network, and EVP Business & General Counsel of the Vancouver Canucks. Jon is an Adjunct Professor at UBC's Allard School of Law and Sauder School of Business, as well as Honorary Industry Professor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London. Jon is the author of Video Game Law (Lexis Nexis) and an editor of the Interactive Entertainment Law Journal (Edward Elgar).

Mark Leung is the Founder & CEO of Interhouse, a law firm centered on the provision of fractional in-house services. Previously, Mark served as the Chief Legal Officer of a prospective igaming company and Director of Legal at a media and technology company. At the start of his legal career, Mark was a litigation associate at one of Canada's largest national law firms.

Outside of work, Mark serves as an Advisor on the Advisory Committee and as the Chair of the In-House Committee for the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (BC) Society (FACL BC). Mark is also an Adjunct Professor at UBC's Sauder School of Business.

Rowan Meredith is an SJD student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law with research interests at the intersection of copyright and intellectual property law and human rights. Her doctoral thesis focuses on eliminating barriers to accessibility for disabled persons under copyright law.

Rowan has a JD in Entertainment, Media, and Intellectual Property Law from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and an LLM in Media Law from Queen Mary, University of London. She has previous experience working as in-house counsel for a social media company. Rowan co-designed the CLEBC Virtual Conflict Resolution Conference 2020.

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Darsey Meredith — Programs Coordinator, CLEBC, Vancouver
Jon Festinger, KC (he/him) — Of Counsel, Chandler, Fogden, Lyman Law Corporation and Adjunct Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
Mark Leung (he/him) — Founder & CEO, Interhouse, Vancouver
Rowan Meredith (she/her) — SJD Student, University of Toronto, Delta

Copyright Law Issues with Generative AI (9:10 – 10:00)

when are generative AI tools responsible for copyright infringement?
when do works created through generative AI tools receive copyright protection?
What do lawyers need to know when advising clients on the use of generative AI tools?

Jon Festinger, KC (he/him) — Of Counsel, Chandler, Fogden, Lyman Law Corporation and Adjunct Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver

BREAK (10:00 – 10:05)

The Law of YouTube and Social Media Platforms (10:05 – 10:55)

to what extent does contract law replace copyright on social media platforms?
what issues does this raise with respect to the legitimacy of dispute resolution procedures, Charter protections, and other legal rights?
what is the current legal framework for Influencer Marketing Disclosures in Canada?

Mark Leung (he/him) — Founder & CEO, Interhouse, Vancouver

BREAK (10:55 – 11:00)

Impacts of Copyright Law on Marginalized Groups (11:00 – 11:55)

how does copyright law address the creation of accessible versions of works for persons with disabilities?
how can copyright law better meet the needs of Indigenous communities with respect to the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expression?
how does copyright law affect whose voices are being heard?

Rowan Meredith (she/her) — SJD Student, University of Toronto, Delta

BREAK (11:55 – 12:00)

Round Table and Q&A (12:00 – 12:30)

Jon Festinger, KC (he/him) — Of Counsel, Chandler, Fogden, Lyman Law Corporation and Adjunct Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC, Vancouver
Mark Leung (he/him) — Founder & CEO, Interhouse, Vancouver
Rowan Meredith (she/her) — SJD Student, University of Toronto, Delta

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