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Study on IP infringement on online trading platforms

Posted . Filed under EU IP Policy, Projects.

A project funded by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and carried out by an interdisciplinary team of experts from Bournemouth University, including the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM) and the Cyber Security Unit. The study covers the legal and technical dimensions of IP infringement through vendor accounts on third-party trading platforms,… Read more » about Study on IP infringement on online trading platforms

Observatory on transposition of Exceptions & Limitations

Posted . Filed under EU IP Policy.

CIPPM / Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence has launched an Observatory on the national implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/790 on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, with a special focus on the provisions on exceptions and limitations in the Directive. The Observatory, in the form of a Wiki project, collects documents on the consultation and… Read more » about Observatory on transposition of Exceptions & Limitations

What do we know about the impact of coronavirus on the creative industries?

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries.

An article by Professor Ruth Towse published in the Economics Observatory, 3 August 2010. Given the wide variation in how the products of the creative industries are made and consumed, the effects of Covid-19 are very different. And given the diversity of ways of working across the industries, so too are the measures needed to… Read more » about What do we know about the impact of coronavirus on the creative industries?

Melanie Brown: “Exploring Article 8 of the Copyright Directive: Hope for Cultural Heritage”

Posted . Filed under Mass Digitization, Publications, Working papers.

Working Paper No. 04-2020 June 2020 Article 8 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market addresses an issue that the cultural heritage sector has been struggling with for a long time: the exploitation of out of commerce works. Article 8(1) enables CHIs to agree non-exclusive licenses for non-commercial purposes with collective… Read more » about Melanie Brown: “Exploring Article 8 of the Copyright Directive: Hope for Cultural Heritage”