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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

Reflections from the WIPO-UK Summer School on Intellectual Property

The inaugural World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) – UK online Summer School on Intellectual Property hosted by CIPPM, was brought to a successful conclusion on 17th May 2024. It was a great honour for CIPPM, Bournemouth University to be selected by WIPO to hosted the UK edition of the Summer School between 6th – 17th… Read more » about Reflections from the WIPO-UK Summer School on Intellectual Property

Luo Li: “Protection of Artificial Intelligence Produced Outputs: A Mission Impossible?”

Monday 3 June 2024, 17:00 (BST); BG215 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 As artificial intelligence becomes smarter, relying on advanced computational power and big data, an increasing number of AI-related technologies are being applied in creative and innovative… Read more » about Luo Li: “Protection of Artificial Intelligence Produced Outputs: A Mission Impossible?”