\u00a0Dr. Justin Koo<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dr. Justin Koo is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies, St Augustine. Prior to joining The UWI, Justin was a Visiting Lecturer at King\u2019s College London and a Teaching Fellow at University College London (UCL). Justin obtained his LLB from the University of Kent in 2011. He then completed his LLM in Intellectual Property Law at King\u2019s College London in 2012. Following this, he completed his PhD at King\u2019s College London in 2016. The thesis comprised the title: \u2018The proper scope of the communication to the public right in EU copyright law\u2019. Subsequent to his thesis, Justin composed the book The Right of Communication to the Public in EU Copyright Law, published by Hart Publishing in May 2019, which was subsequently cited by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Advocate General\u2019s Opinion on Joined Cases C-682\/18 and C-683\/18 Frank Peterson v Google LLC and others and Elsevier Inc v Cyando AG<\/em>. This book has also been cited in the sixth edition of leading intellectual property law textbook Intellectual Property Law by Bently, Sherman, Gangjee and Johnson. Justin is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy of the UK, a member of Association Litt\u00e9raire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI) and the Society for Legal Scholars (SLS), a trainer with the National Intellectual Property Training Centre (Trinidad and Tobago) and a football referee with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (North Zone).<\/span><\/p>\n SSRN Account \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/papers.ssrn.com\/sol3\/cf_dev\/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=2193006<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n My ORCID – https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2018-9889<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_tabs active_tab_background_color=”#0259A3″ inactive_tab_background_color=”#DFE0E2″ active_tab_text_color=”#FBFEF9″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” tab_text_color=”#000219″ body_font=”|300|||||||” body_text_align=”left” body_text_color=”#666666″ body_font_size=”1.5em” body_line_height=”2em” body_ul_type=”square” body_ul_position=”inside” body_ul_item_indent=”1.5em” body_ol_type=”upper-greek” body_ol_item_indent=”1.5em” tab_font=”Arial||||||||” tab_font_size=”1.1em” tab_line_height=”2em” body_link_font=”Inter||||||||” body_link_text_color=”#bf0059″ body_link_font_size=”1em” body_ul_text_align=”left” body_ul_text_color=”#666666″ body_ul_font_size=”1em” body_ul_line_height=”2em” body_ol_font=”||||||||” body_ol_font_size=”1em” body_ol_line_height=”2em” custom_padding=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” custom_padding_tablet=”2em|2em|2em|2em|true|true” custom_padding_phone=”2em|0em|2em|0em|true|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” border_width_all=”0px” border_color_all=”#000219″ box_shadow_style=”preset3″ box_shadow_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.06)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22body_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22body_ul_text_color%22%93}”][et_pb_tab title=”Contact” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Degrees” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Interests” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n PhD Supervision Interests:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Publications – Books” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. J Koo,<\/strong> \u2018Trinidad and Tobago\u2019 in H Vanhees (ed), International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Intellectual Property (Wolters Kluwer 2021) {142 pages} [First comprehensive review of the intellectual property laws of Trinidad and Tobago; Sold as stand-alone book forming part of the encyclopaedia series]<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. J Koo<\/strong>, The Right of Communication to the Public in EU Copyright Law (Hart Publishing 2019) {278 pages} [33 citationsincluding references in an Advocate General\u2019s Opinion by the Court of Justice of the European Union and in the leading intellectual property law textbook by Bently and Sherman; 3\/3 positive book reviews; nominated for IPKat copyright book of the year 2019]<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n 3.<\/strong> J Haynes and J Koo<\/strong> (eds)\u00a0Intellectual Property Law and Sports\u00a0(Edward Elgar Publishing 2026) [forthcoming]<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Copyright, Moral Rights and Marijuana\u2019 in N Corth\u00e9sy, E Bonadio and Y Williams (eds), Intellectual Property and Cannabis (Edward Elgar Publishing 2025) 81-95; and add J Koo, \u2018Copyright x Sports \u2013 The Business of Broadcasting\u2019 in J Haynes and J Koo (eds) Intellectual Property Law and Sports (Edward Elgar Publishing 2026) [forthcoming]<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018The EU Right of Communication to the Public \u2013 Still Looking for a Good Link\u2019 in E Rosati (ed), Handbook of European Copyright Law (Routledge 2021) 173-192\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Enforcing the EU Communication to the Public Right in Cases of Ubiquitous Infringement\u2019 in P Torremans (ed), Research Handbook on Copyright (Edward Elgar Publishing 2017) 178-199 {3 citations}<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Publications – Articles” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. J Koo, <\/strong>\u2018FIFA Referee Liability \u2013 A Clear and Obvious Error?\u2019 (2025) 11 Journal of Law, Governance and Society [forthcoming];<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. J Koo<\/strong>,\u00a0\u2018The EU Right of Communication to the Public: The New Frontier\u2019 (2025) 2 Intellectual Property Quarterly 67-93<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018The EU Right of Communication to the Public: From Liability to Responsibility\u2019 (2024) 55(8) International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (2.0 Scopus CiteScore; 1.0 Clarivate Journal Impact Factor)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 4. J Koo<\/strong> and J Williams, \u2018Adding Flavour to the Trade Mark Law of Trinidad and Tobago\u2019 (2024) 2 UWI St Augustine Law Journal 18-24<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 5. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Forging a Coherent Copyright Jurisprudence in Trinidad and Tobago\u2019 (2022) 25(3) Journal of World Intellectual Property 652-674 (1.3 Scopus CiteScore; 0.5 Clarivate Journal Impact Factor)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 6. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018A Justificatory Pluralist Toolbox: Constructing a Modern Approach to Justifying Copyright Law\u2019 (2020) 42(8) European Intellectual Property Review 469-483 (A rating, ABDC Journal Quality List)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 7. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018The Influence of Football on the Development of the Communication to the Public Right\u2019 (2019) 41(9) European Intellectual Property Review 571-577 {3 citations} (A rating, ABDC Journal Quality List)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 8. J Koo,<\/strong> \u2018Full Blown Entertainment: A missed opportunity for advancing the copyright law of developing countries with hybrid copyright systems\u2019 (2018) 13(10) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 782-794 {2 citations} (0.5 Scopus CiteScore; 0.5 Clarivate Journal Impact Factor)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 9. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Away we Ziggo: the latest chapter in the EU communication to the public story\u2019 (2018) 13(7) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 542-551 {15 citations} (0.5 Scopus CiteScore; 0.5 Clarivate Journal Impact Factor)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 10. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Walking forward with backward facing feet: the CJEU decision in Reha Training and the development of the communication to the public right\u2019 (2016) 11(10) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 732-734 {6 citations} (0.5 Scopus CiteScore; 0.5 Clarivate Journal Impact Factor)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n 1. <\/strong>J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Non-Liability of Football Referees\u2019 (2024) 15(1) Sports Law and Taxation 22-26<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Copyright and esports\u2019 (2021) 12(4) Sports Law and Taxation 26-29<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Saving Trinidad and Tobago Domestic Football \u2013 An Intellectual Property Based Proposal Part Two\u2019 (2021) 12(1) Sports Law & Taxation 29-32<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 4. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Saving Trinidad and Tobago Domestic Football \u2013 An Intellectual Property Based Proposal Part One\u2019 (2020) 11(4) Sports Law & Taxation 38-41<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 5. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018The value of the right of communication to the public for the sporting industry in the Commonwealth Caribbean\u2019 (2019) 10(2) Global Sports Law & Taxation Reports 55-59<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Publications – Encyclopedia Entries” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Fair Dealing\u2019 in P Torremans, I Stamatoudi, PK Yu and BJ Jutte (eds) Elgar Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Disc Jockey Exception\u2019 in P Torremans, I Stamatoudi, PK Yu and BJ Jutte (eds) Elgar Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Incidental Inclusion\u2019 in P Torremans, I Stamatoudi, PK Yu and BJ Jutte (eds) Elgar Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 4. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Educational Use (Common Law Approach)\u2019 in P Torremans, I Stamatoudi, PK Yu and BJ Jutte (eds) Elgar Encyclopaedia of Intellectual Property Law (Edward Elgar Publishing 2024)<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Publications – Technical Reports” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 1. J Koo<\/strong>, \u2018Review of the Copyright Act of Saint Lucia\u2019 (WIPO 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nLLB LLM PHD<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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