Bannerman, Sara2025-05-072025-05-072025-04-29https://hdl.handle.net/10222/85123Canadian copyright has user rights in its DNA. These rights, and copyright broadly, are tied to a complex web of forces and struggles that have shaped history for people living within Canadian borders and beyond. British imperialism and settler colonialism; tariffs and trade; race, ability and gender relations; struggles for rights and struggles for sovereignty—all have shaped the history of Canadian copyright. This presentation will examine copyright in relation to the broader relations that shape it.Canadian copyright has user rights in its DNA. These rights, and copyright broadly, are tied to a complex web of forces and struggles that have shaped history for people living within Canadian borders and beyond. British imperialism and settler colonialism; tariffs and trade; race, ability and gender relations; struggles for rights and struggles for sovereignty—all have shaped the history of Canadian copyright. This presentation will examine copyright in relation to the broader relations that shape it.Presentation