COPYRIGHTX SUCCESS FOR IPCA SPONSORED STUDENTS

In January, IPCA sponsored two of the 12 students from across the Caribbean who successfully completed the 12 week on-line CopyrightX Caribbean 2021 course. Both Staysean Daley from Kraas Images and Gavin Blair from Equiknoxx, will receive Certificates of Completion from the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School.

The course was led by IP and Entertainment attorney, Sarah Hsia of Rockstone Legal, herself a graduate of Harvard Law School, along with Dr. Bryan Khan, an IP professional and copyright scholar from Trinidad.

The CopyrightX course explores the current law of copyright; the impact of that law on art, entertainment, and industry; and the ongoing debates concerning how the law should be reformed. Through a combination of recorded lectures, assigned readings, weekly seminars, live interactive webcasts, and online discussions, participants in the course examine and assess the ways in which the copyright system seeks to stimulate and regulate creative expression.

“We believe that the conduct of this course has strengthened knowledge about Copyright generally in active players in key creative sectors across the Caribbean,” said Ms. Hsia, “and from that perspective, we consider it to be a resounding success.”

“We noted a gap in the Caribbean where many practitioners and artists see the US as their most important external cultural market” said Dr. Khan, “However, the way copyright works in the Caribbean is a bit different, in terms of terminology, legal doctrines, and actual practice. The Course aims at filling this gap by taking a comparative perspective of US and Caribbean Copyright Law, focusing on both commonalities and points of divergence. In this way, we see the Course as making a much-needed contribution to both the Caribbean Creative Industries, and the Legal Community.”

For more information on the course please visit www.copyrightxcaribbean.com