Myra Tawfik
@ipprof.bsky.social
Emerita, Distinguished University Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law - In search of Canada’s copyright history.
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📣 Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual ISHTIP Workshop is out now 📣
Theme: Intellectual Property and Democracy
When: 25-26 June 2026
Where: Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract & CV deadline: 22 December 2025
More details:
ishtip.org/forthcoming-...
Theme: Intellectual Property and Democracy
When: 25-26 June 2026
Where: Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract & CV deadline: 22 December 2025
More details:
ishtip.org/forthcoming-...
Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual ISHTIP Workshop – ISHTIP
ishtip.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📣 Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual ISHTIP Workshop is out now 📣
Theme: Intellectual Property and Democracy
When: 25-26 June 2026
Where: Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract & CV deadline: 22 December 2025
More details:
ishtip.org/forthcoming-...
Theme: Intellectual Property and Democracy
When: 25-26 June 2026
Where: Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract & CV deadline: 22 December 2025
More details:
ishtip.org/forthcoming-...
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ICYMI
📣 Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual ISHTIP Workshop is out now 📣
Theme: Intellectual Property and Democracy
When: 25-26 June 2026
Where: Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract & CV deadline: 22 December 2025
More details:
ishtip.org/forthcoming-...
Theme: Intellectual Property and Democracy
When: 25-26 June 2026
Where: Faculty of Law, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Abstract & CV deadline: 22 December 2025
More details:
ishtip.org/forthcoming-...
Call for Papers for the 2026 Annual ISHTIP Workshop – ISHTIP
ishtip.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
ICYMI
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. @cippic.bsky.social is hiring! This is an incredible opportunity to lead Canada’s foremost digital rights public interest clinic and join our technology law group at the University of Ottawa. Deadline to apply is January 9th.
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Professeur(e) adjoint(e), agrégé(e) ou titulaire et Directrice ou Directeur de la Clinique d'intérêt public et de politique d'Internet du Canada (CIPPIC) Samuelson-Glushko - Assistant, Associate, or F...
Posting Reason: Permanent - Replacement Job Family: Academic Leadership and Faculty Union affiliation: APUO Faculty/Department: Faculty of Law - Common Law Section_FT Campus: Main Campus Date Posted (...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
. @cippic.bsky.social is hiring! This is an incredible opportunity to lead Canada’s foremost digital rights public interest clinic and join our technology law group at the University of Ottawa. Deadline to apply is January 9th.
uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...
uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...
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Faculty at the University of Windsor are building Canada's first 3D multi-storey student residence. #Windsor #Ontario #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/vide...
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/vide...
Modular walls at UWindsor
Faculty at the University of Windsor are building Canada's first 3D multi-storey student residence. CTV Windsor’s Michelle Maluske reports.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Faculty at the University of Windsor are building Canada's first 3D multi-storey student residence. #Windsor #Ontario #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/vide...
www.ctvnews.ca/windsor/vide...
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Our online seminar with Prof @kathybowrey.bsky.social on"Open Science's Progressive Potential. A Critical IP Perspective" is on youtube now, in which she diagnoses the potential and limitations of Open Science in relation to IP & other proprietary practices.
More online seminars to come in autumn!
More online seminars to come in autumn!
Open Science’s progressive potential. A critical IP perspective, Seminar ISHTIP 2025
YouTube video by ISHTIP Video
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August 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Our online seminar with Prof @kathybowrey.bsky.social on"Open Science's Progressive Potential. A Critical IP Perspective" is on youtube now, in which she diagnoses the potential and limitations of Open Science in relation to IP & other proprietary practices.
More online seminars to come in autumn!
More online seminars to come in autumn!
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Full report on antisemitism in Ontario schools posted online. It finds a “climate of fear” where students are afraid to report antisemitic incidents, hide their identity, and actively engage in self-censorship which leads to undercounting of the problem.
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
Antisemitism in Ontario’s K-12 Schools
www.canada.ca
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Full report on antisemitism in Ontario schools posted online. It finds a “climate of fear” where students are afraid to report antisemitic incidents, hide their identity, and actively engage in self-censorship which leads to undercounting of the problem.
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...
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These beautiful pressed seaweeds are the work of 19th-century botanist Amelia Griffiths. Sent to Dawson Turner, writer of 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘶𝘤𝘪, around 1808, this volume is currently on display as part of our exhibition 𝘐𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦’𝘴 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴.
July 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
These beautiful pressed seaweeds are the work of 19th-century botanist Amelia Griffiths. Sent to Dawson Turner, writer of 𝘚𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘍𝘶𝘤𝘪, around 1808, this volume is currently on display as part of our exhibition 𝘐𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦’𝘴 𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘳𝘴.
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Today is the final day to submit a proposal!
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: @authorsalliance.bsky.social, with the support of @knightfoundation.org, is offering grants of up to $20,000 to catalyze research projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright law, and the public interest.
AI, Authorship, and the Public Interest – Project Update and Call for Grant Proposals
Authors Alliance is pleased to announce the availability of research grants of up to $20,000 to support research projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright law, and the publ…
www.authorsalliance.org
July 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today is the final day to submit a proposal!
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Government Remains Silent as it Eviscerates Political Party Privacy in Canada By Fast Tracking Bill C-4
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/gove...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/gove...
Government Remains Silent as it Eviscerates Political Party Privacy in Canada By Fast Tracking Bill C-4 - Michael Geist
The government is moving to eviscerate political party privacy in Canada as it fast tracks Bill C-4, proposed legislation framed as implementing affordability measures, but which also exempts politica...
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June 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Government Remains Silent as it Eviscerates Political Party Privacy in Canada By Fast Tracking Bill C-4
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/gove...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/06/gove...
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This is shameful and horrible. Shame on those who did this. Hang your heads and apologize.
Never forget.
Never forget.
Canada’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa defaced overnight
What is wrong with people, the hate has to stop. The Holocaust happened and there is nothing you can do to change History, read a freaking book. 🤬 #Canada #NOHate #History #Holocaust
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What is wrong with people, the hate has to stop. The Holocaust happened and there is nothing you can do to change History, read a freaking book. 🤬 #Canada #NOHate #History #Holocaust
www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Canada’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa defaced overnight
Crews are cleaning up Canada’s National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Monday, after it was defaced with red paint.
www.ctvnews.ca
June 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This is shameful and horrible. Shame on those who did this. Hang your heads and apologize.
Never forget.
Never forget.
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Important to celebrate the London 9. You can find more about Eliza Orme’s education and career in my Open Access book. (See pinned post.)
Slackers! The University of London admitted women to sit a 'General Examination' in 1868 and ten years later they could read for degrees on the same terms as men.
June 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Important to celebrate the London 9. You can find more about Eliza Orme’s education and career in my Open Access book. (See pinned post.)
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Some unfortunate news from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. It looks like Congress 2026 has stalled out due to financial/logistical issues, and the future of the event may be in jeopardy. cha-shc.ca/announcement...
Announcement on Congress 2026 | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada
The following email from Karine Morin was received by the CHA on Thursday, May 8, 2025: I am writing to inform you that after over a year of discussions with a potential institutional host for Congres...
cha-shc.ca
May 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Some unfortunate news from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. It looks like Congress 2026 has stalled out due to financial/logistical issues, and the future of the event may be in jeopardy. cha-shc.ca/announcement...
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𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝’é𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, colloque annuel de la Société bibliographique du Canada, les 5-6 juin 2025, à Toronto. Trois membres du GRÉLQ y participeront : @anthonyglinoer.bsky.social, Eli MacLaren et Rachel Nadon.
Programme complet: www.usherbrooke.ca/grelq/actual...
Programme complet: www.usherbrooke.ca/grelq/actual...
April 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐝’é𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, colloque annuel de la Société bibliographique du Canada, les 5-6 juin 2025, à Toronto. Trois membres du GRÉLQ y participeront : @anthonyglinoer.bsky.social, Eli MacLaren et Rachel Nadon.
Programme complet: www.usherbrooke.ca/grelq/actual...
Programme complet: www.usherbrooke.ca/grelq/actual...
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From richardgold.bsky.social: To fight U.S. tariffs, Canada should suspend U.S. patents on medicines, one expert argues
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com
To fight U.S. tariffs, Canada should suspend U.S. patents on medicines, one expert argues
To fight U.S. tariffs, the Canadian government should consider suspending patent rights held by U.S. companies, including drugmakers, one expert argues.
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March 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
From richardgold.bsky.social: To fight U.S. tariffs, Canada should suspend U.S. patents on medicines, one expert argues
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com
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The National Antisemitism Forum: Why Failing to Act Now Must Not Be An Option
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/03/the-...
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The National Antisemitism Forum: Why Failing to Act Now Must Not Be An Option - Michael Geist
Months of relentless antisemitism seems to have finally sparked a response in a growing number of countries with political initiatives in the United States, Australia, France and Germany aimed at coun...
www.michaelgeist.ca
March 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The National Antisemitism Forum: Why Failing to Act Now Must Not Be An Option
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/03/the-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/03/the-...
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 226: @richardgold.bsky.social on Why Canada Should Target U.S. Patents To Help Counter Tariff Trade Pressure
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/02/law-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/02/law-...
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 226: Richard Gold on Why Canada Should Target U.S. Patents To Help Counter Tariff Trade Pressure - Michael Geist
The trade battle between Canada and the U.S. took a brief break last week as hours before the Trump tariffs were scheduled to take effect, President Trump agreed to a 30 day delay in return for variou...
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February 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 226: @richardgold.bsky.social on Why Canada Should Target U.S. Patents To Help Counter Tariff Trade Pressure
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/02/law-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2025/02/law-...
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The @wipo.int Global Innovation Index does not consider intellectual property rights to be the most important inputs or outputs to measure or score innovative activity or capacity.
January 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The @wipo.int Global Innovation Index does not consider intellectual property rights to be the most important inputs or outputs to measure or score innovative activity or capacity.
Old sculptors
Do not die
They grind to a halt
(Ian Coffin 2012)
Do not die
They grind to a halt
(Ian Coffin 2012)
January 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Old sculptors
Do not die
They grind to a halt
(Ian Coffin 2012)
Do not die
They grind to a halt
(Ian Coffin 2012)
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Happy #PublicDomainDay 2025! It's the day at the start of each year on which works enter the #publicdomain. See our highlights — featuring Frida Kahlo, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner and others — here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/01...
January 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Happy #PublicDomainDay 2025! It's the day at the start of each year on which works enter the #publicdomain. See our highlights — featuring Frida Kahlo, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner and others — here: publicdomainreview.org/blog/2025/01...
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This is a must-read piece on antisemitism in Canada. But there is something more in the lived experience: ubiquitous security at synagogues and schools, removal of mezuzahs, hiding Jewish identity on campus, and desperate calls for action that often go unanswered.
www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...
www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...
The Explosion of Jew-Hate in Trudeau’s Canada
There has been a 670% increase in antisemitic incidents in the past year. ‘It was like a dam burst.’ What happened and why? The Free Press investigates.
www.thefp.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 PM
This is a must-read piece on antisemitism in Canada. But there is something more in the lived experience: ubiquitous security at synagogues and schools, removal of mezuzahs, hiding Jewish identity on campus, and desperate calls for action that often go unanswered.
www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...
www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...
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Last year, I asked ChatGPT for the names of three people who’d died in 1953, because I wanted examples of people whose work would go out of copyright in 2024, and to see how it dealt with factual questions.
None of the examples it gave actually died in 1953. @pronounced-ing.bsky.social is spot on.
None of the examples it gave actually died in 1953. @pronounced-ing.bsky.social is spot on.
In the past day I’ve heard two people who really should know better say they asked ChatGPT for factual info.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
ChatGPT is not a search engine. It is predictive text based on other people’s stolen writing; its whole job is to make stuff up. Please do not ask it for facts. Tell a friend.
Don’t know what to buy your loved ones for Christmas? Just ask ChatGPT
November 26, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Last year, I asked ChatGPT for the names of three people who’d died in 1953, because I wanted examples of people whose work would go out of copyright in 2024, and to see how it dealt with factual questions.
None of the examples it gave actually died in 1953. @pronounced-ing.bsky.social is spot on.
None of the examples it gave actually died in 1953. @pronounced-ing.bsky.social is spot on.