Reflections on My IP Intensive Placement with Canadian Heritage

Experiencing International Policy Perspectives of Canadian Copyright: A Semester with Canadian Heritage (IP Intensive Reflection)

A Pragmatic Approach to Copyright Policy: My 3L Year with Canadian Heritage (IP Intensive Reflection)

Taking care of creatives in the digital age: A semester at Canadian Heritage

IP Intensive: Arts, Crafts, Copyright & Trade - A Semester at Canadian Heritage

As an intern at the Department of Canadian Heritage as part of Osgoode's IP Law & Technology Intensive Program (IP Intensive), I had the unique opportunity to help the Federal Government craft policies that support artists and other creators in Canada. Canadian Heritage has a wide mandate in the cultural sector and the office I […]

IP Intensive - How to Build a Law (Or an Exception): A Semester at Canadian Heritage

It is about becoming an expert. You have your research topic, you have ten weeks at your placement: go. At the end of your placement term as part of Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program (IP Intensive) you present your findings—as the expert on the topic—to your colleagues and anyone in their network […]

IP Intensive: Inside the Sausage Factory at Canadian Heritage

"Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made." Or so Otto Von Bismarck is (incorrectly) said to have said. That may well be true for the general public, but for law students, understanding how laws are made can add a lot to what we know about how they are applied. For […]

IP Intensive: Reflecting on (C)anadian Heritage - Copyright Conundrums in Our Nation’s Capital

Prior to my placement at the Department of Canadian Heritage, Copyright and International Trade Policy Branch as part of Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program I had a fairly limited understanding of copyright law. I thought I at least knew the basics. And while I am certainly no expert now, my time at […]

IP Intensive Program: A Semester at Canadian Heritage - An Insider's Look into the Copyright Policy Shop

Until mid-September of 2014, my perspective on legal policy was essentially limited to my experiences writing the policy section embedded in my law school and graduate school essays. This past fall I was fortunate enough to be enrolled in Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program and spend a semester at the Department of […]

IP Intensive Progam: Taking Culture, Copyright, and Creators Seriously - A Semester at the Ministry of Canadian Heritage

Legislative reform does not happen overnight, especially when it comes to a polarized domain of law like copyright.  Legal policy analysts are integral to this process of reform, and this past semester, as a student in Osgoode’s Intellectual Property & Technology Law Intensive Program, I was fortunate enough to spend 10 weeks with one of […]