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2026 Conference Programs

Welcome to DLF Forum 2026!

All times are shown in the time zone of the conference (Eastern Time).
The current conference date and time is: 23rd Aug 2026, 11:25:20pm EDT.

Daily Overview

Session

WLT: Lightning Talks
Location: Main Plenary Room

Presentation 5

Can a Program Own It? AI, Copyright, and Legal Personhood

Suha Tariq

University of Toronto, Canada

Brief Abstract

In Canada, the Copyright Act does not explicitly define the term “author,” which is open to interpretation in the age of generative AI. This talk explores the possibility of AI systems being recognized as legal persons and being granted rights and authorship for generated works, through a critical lens.