What happens when copyright law meets memes, AI-generated images, and TikTok edits? That’s the question driving the formation of a new research network by Prof Dr Franziska Heller and Prof Dr Malte Stieper at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The network emerged from a series of 2024 workshops that… Read more » about Media Meets Law: CIPPM becomes part of a new German research network
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CIPPM at the BFI: Archiving and Copyright Challenges
CIPPM’s Claudy Op den Kamp presented at the BFI’s conference ‘Right from the Start: Copyright Data That Works’ on 3 February 2026 – a major gathering addressing copyright challenges facing film archives today. Held at BFI Southbank, the conference brought together experts from the BFI, National Library of Scotland, German Federal Archives, CREATe/University of Glasgow,… Read more » about CIPPM at the BFI: Archiving and Copyright Challenges
Dinusha Mendis and Tatsuhiro Ueno: “‘Mind the (virtual) Gap’: A Critical Analysis of UK and Japanese Copyright law relating to immersive technologies and the metaverse”
Mendis D and Ueno T., ‘Mind the (virtual) Gap’: A Critical Analysis of UK and Japanese copyright exceptions relating to immersive technologies and the metaverse, (2025) 56 IIC, 1704-1733
CIPPM at Atlantis Conference: Feminist Publishing and Academic Access
CIPPM’s Claudy Op den Kamp participated in a critical conversation on scholarly publishing at the Atlantis journal’s 50th anniversary conference ‘Revolution and Resurgence: Celebrating Feminist Publishing’ held at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, on 28-29 November 2025. The panel, titled ‘Scholarly Publishing, Beyond Peer-Review, and Public-Facing Research,’ brought together Op den Kamp with Claudia Mitchell… Read more » about CIPPM at Atlantis Conference: Feminist Publishing and Academic Access
CIPPM at the University of Udine: Videographic Scholarship and Archival Access
CIPPM’s Claudy Op den Kamp presented at the University of Udine’s PhD programme on 21 November 2025, addressing doctoral candidates in Art History, Film and Media Studies, and Music. The presentation, titled ‘FIRST: Archival Encounters That Set History in Motion,’ explored how videographic scholarship can challenge traditional academic gatekeeping and make research more accessible beyond… Read more » about CIPPM at the University of Udine: Videographic Scholarship and Archival Access





