Mass Digitization

Crowdsourcing diligent search: a solution for the orphan works problem?

Posted . Filed under EU IP Policy, Mass Digitization.

On 29 September 2015 the Digital Catapult Centre in London hosted a one-day workshop on Copyright and orphan works, which brought together legal experts, archivists and museums curators to explore challenges and opportunities of the recently implemented orphan works legislation. As part of the workshop, Maurizio Borghi introduced the EnDOW project and the concept of… Read more » about Crowdsourcing diligent search: a solution for the orphan works problem?

CIPPM Researchers Present at the European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) Conference

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries, Emergent Technologies, EU IP Policy, Focus areas, Mass Digitization.

The 10th Annual Conference of European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) was hosted by CREATe, the RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy at the University of Glasgow, on 2 and 3 September 2015. Opening the conference in the beautiful setting of the Chapel, Professor Ian Hargreaves, Professor of Digital Economy and the author… Read more » about CIPPM Researchers Present at the European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) Conference

EnDOW

Posted . Filed under Mass Digitization, Projects.

Enhancing access to 20th Century cultural heritage through Distributed Orphan Works clearance (EnDOW) EnDOW is a 3-years collaborative project funded under Heritage Plus, a programme launched by agencies of 18 European countries and the European Commission as part of the Joint Programming Initiative in Cultural Heritage and Global Change. The project is a partnership of… Read more » about EnDOW

D. Mendis and V. Stobo – UK: Extended Collective Licensing (2014)

Posted . Filed under Mass Digitization, Publications, UK Copyright Reform.

D. Mendis and V. Stobbo, UK: Extended Collective Licensing [3 December 2014] Kluwer Copyright Blog at http://kluwercopyrightblog.com/author/dinushamendis/ On the 1st October 2014, the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Extended Collective Licensing) Regulations 2014 came into force in the UK. This blog post considers the latest developments and what it means for UK Copyright Law.