Emergent Technologies

CIPPM Researcher Uncovers the Hidden Narrative of Motion Picture Invention

The invention of motion pictures wasn’t a single eureka moment, but rather a complex interplay of science, technology, art, and law. During Dr Claudy Op den Kamp’s Lemelson Center fellowship, she explored this rich history through an unexpected lens: copyright registration practices. At the centre of this story is the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893,… Read more » about CIPPM Researcher Uncovers the Hidden Narrative of Motion Picture Invention

Melanie Stockton-Brown: “Inking Cultures: Authorship, AI Generated Art and Copyright Law in Tattooing”

Stockton-Brown M., Inking Cultures: Authorship, AI Generated Art and Copyright Law in Tattooing (2023) 36(5) International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 2037- 2065 This article considers current advances in tattooing that are challenging communityheld views of authorship and ownership, and the need to address this tension. The key challenge is from AI-generated artworks being… Read more » about Melanie Stockton-Brown: “Inking Cultures: Authorship, AI Generated Art and Copyright Law in Tattooing”