Lucie Guibault

Lucie Guibault is a Professor of Law at Dalhousie University and Assistant Director of the Law and Technology Institute. Before joining Dalhousie, she was a senior researcher at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam, where she contributed to major international policy discussions on copyright reform and digital rights. She is Co-Editor of the Canadian Journal of Law and Technology. She is fluent in French, English and Dutch.

 

A specialist in copyright, contract law, and the intersection of law and technology, her research critically examines the evolving role of intellectual property in the digital age. Her work focuses on issues such as copyright exceptions, open access, data mining, and the impact of licensing models on knowledge dissemination. The goal of her research is to explain, interpret and evaluate legal rules, mostly in the area of copyright law, in a constantly evolving socio-economic and technological environment and where possible, make suggestions for improvement. Her research and teaching focus primarily on intellectual property law, with important incursions into contract law, e-commerce law, competition law, fundamental rights law (mainly freedom of expression and right to privacy), and consumer law.