Join leading academics, experts, and practitioners in this Alberta-focused exploration of current legal technology trends and issues. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a webinar as part of our Alberta Legal Technology Conference on June 10, 2021. Total running time is 1 hour, 12 minutes.  

Join innovative thought-leaders and organizations in law to learn the current state of technology. Consider the impact of technological developments and what the future might bring to Alberta’s legal community. This on-demand series was originally broadcasted as webinars from May – June, 2021. Each session is approximately 1.5 hours.

While the potential benefits of effectively utilizing AI in your legal practice are enormous, it can be challenging to keep up with the legal and ethical issues. Explore AI from the perspective of a computer scientist, including the workings of ChatGPT and potential pitfalls, such as hallucinations, and ethical standards relating to AI. Examine practical applications and implications of AI from a lawyer’s perspective, including available tools for lawyers and what they can (and cannot) do, how to appropriately utilize AI in practice, and how lawyers might misuse AI. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 21, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 27 minutes.

This paper includes a summary overview of the changes to fair dealing and users' rights which will be affected by Bill C-32, the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act. The paper also explores and describes some current technologies which present challenges to copyright and other laws and the impact of the proposed amendments to the Copyright Act, including digital lock provisions, on the use of those technologies. This paper was presented at the Intellectual Property Law Update program which was held in Edmonton on February 8, 2011 and in Calgary on February 10, 2011.  

This paper, written by a lawyer practicing in the areas of intellectual property and information technology, represents a summarized list of many of the fundamentals a non-IP lawyer should keep in mind related to intellectual property rights in Canada. Topics covered include transfers, grants and assignments of IP interests and fundamental issues and pointers relating to copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and franchises. This paper was presented as part of LESA’s Junior Solicitor Business Law Basics program in November 2014.  

This paper is complimentary.