Ruth Towse and Hyojung Sun published the working paper Researching song titles, product cycles and copyright in published music: problems, results and data sources The purpose of this Working Paper is to pass on our experience of research on song titles and product cycles in UK music publishing which was intended to provide evidence of the impact… Read more » about Working paper: Researching song titles, product cycles and copyright in published music
Creative Industries
Performers’ Rights: An Evening of Discussion & Performance
Date: Monday 18th April 2016 Venue: Digital Catapult Centre, 101 Euston Road, London, NW1 2RA Registration: 17.00 Event: 17:30pm – 20:30 Fee: £10 per person New IP Lawyers presents an evening of discussion on Performers’ Rights with a key note speech from The Hon Mr Justice Arnold. The evening will continue with short papers on performers’ rights by the three… Read more » about Performers’ Rights: An Evening of Discussion & Performance
The WINIR Symposium on Property Rights
4-6 April, University of Bristol Ruth Towse attended the World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR) Symposium on Property Rights which attracted academics from all over the world with a seeming predominance of legal experts. WINIR has its focus on three core disciplines: economics, law and sociology, each of which was represented in the three… Read more » about The WINIR Symposium on Property Rights
H. Bosher and D. Mendis – Swings and Roundabouts
H. Bosher and D. Mendis – Swings and Roundabouts: The Impact of Legal Drafting on the Language and Understanding of Copyright Law and the Need for Educational Materials [2016] 30(3) International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, pp. 1-18 Legislators face the challenging task of drafting copyright law, which takes into account the views of… Read more » about H. Bosher and D. Mendis – Swings and Roundabouts
D. Mendis and V. Stobo – Extended Collective Licensing in UK – One Year On
D. Mendis and V. Stobo – Extended Collective Licensing in UK – One Year On: A Review of the Law and a Look Ahead to the Future [2016] 38(4) European Intellectual Property Review, pp. 208 – 220 This paper presented in two parts, outlines the development of the extended collective licensing regulations in the UK… Read more » about D. Mendis and V. Stobo – Extended Collective Licensing in UK – One Year On