AIPPI 2020: copyright ‘was not prepared’ for Covid-19

Panellists discuss fair use exemptions brought on by the pandemic; examine whether copyright law needs changing for another pandemic-sized event

Ben Wodecki

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on a plethora of fair use issues across the world and has increased the importance of copyright, panellists speaking at the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property’s (AIPPI) 2020 World Congress Online said.