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CIPPM celebrates 25 years in 2025

This year – 2025 – is a special year for CIPPM as the Centre will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Established in 2000, under the Directorship of Professor Martin Kretschmer, CIPPM rapidly grew in stature carrying out significant research projects on intellectual property and policy whilst also leading the way on IP education under the co-directorship… Read more » about CIPPM celebrates 25 years in 2025

Pre-teens and social media: the copyright angle

Dr Marcella Favale, Senior Research Fellow at CIPPM explores the impact that social media has on pre-teens. The use of digital platforms by teenagers is a well-documented phenomenon, characterized by two key trends: a significant increase in usage and the associated dangers, which have been addressed by various governments and organizations (OECD 2020; BIK 2020)…. Read more » about Pre-teens and social media: the copyright angle

CIPPM awarded funding to carry out research into deepfake technology

In May 2024, Professor Dinusha Mendis, was awarded funding from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation to carry out research into deepfake technology and the law. The project, carried out in collaboration with Dr Rossana Ducato (CIPPM Visiting Fellow and Senior Lecturer University of Aberdeen) and Professor Tatsuhiro Ueno (Waseda University, Tokyo) explores the impact of deepfake… Read more » about CIPPM awarded funding to carry out research into deepfake technology

Copyright in the Metaverse – project concludes with manga-style graphic

This project funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciene (JSPS) analysed UK and Japanese copyright laws and how they relate to the Metaverse. The project awarded to Professor Dinusha Mendis led to a short term invitational professorship at Waseda University Tokyo from July – October 2023. It was carried out in collaboration… Read more » about Copyright in the Metaverse – project concludes with manga-style graphic