Emergent Technologies

The Art of Legal Reuse: Understanding Pastiche in Filmmaking

An innovative network of filmmakers, lawyers, and academics has recently tackled a crucial question for artists: When can you legally reuse existing creative works to make something new? The Copyright and Pastiche Network was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and coordinated by Prof Charlotte Waelde of Coventry University. It brought together experts,… Read more » about The Art of Legal Reuse: Understanding Pastiche in Filmmaking

From Still to Moving Images: A New Look at Cinema’s Legal Birth

An innovative research project is set to challenge how we think about the birth of cinema. CIPPM’s Dr Claudy Op den Kamp has been awarded a fellowship by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a groundbreaking videographic monograph at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Titled ‘First,’ the project will produce… Read more » about From Still to Moving Images: A New Look at Cinema’s Legal Birth

Prof Kelly Bruch joins CIPPM as Visiting Fellow

Professor Kelly Lissandra Bruch joined CIPPM as a Visiting Fellow in July 2024 and will be working at CIPPM until October 2024. Professor Bruch is Professor at the Faculty of Law at UFRGS and Vice-Director of CEPAN/UFRGS. She also serves as a Professor in the Postgraduate Programme in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation… Read more » about Prof Kelly Bruch joins CIPPM as Visiting Fellow

CIPPM researchers present findings from copyright open norms project at UKIPO and European Commission

On Wednesday 22nd May and Friday 24th May 2024, CIPPM researchers, Dinusha Mendis, Benjamin White and Dukki Hong were invited to present their research on copyright and open norms in seven jurisdictions at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) and European Commission respectively. The project funded by Knowledge Rights 21 explores the adoption, use and… Read more » about CIPPM researchers present findings from copyright open norms project at UKIPO and European Commission

Yin Harn Lee: “The Game Cloning Conundrum”

Tuesday 28 May 2024, 12:00 (BST); Room F201 The event is free to attend, but registration is required.  Please e-mail Professor Dinusha Mendis at dmendis@bournemouth.ac.uk to book your place. Abstract Game cloning is a practice by which a competitor seeks to capitalise on a videogame’s success by replicating its combination of game mechanics (i.e. the… Read more » about Yin Harn Lee: “The Game Cloning Conundrum”