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Orphan works: Report backs up the overly burdensome nature of the “Diligent Search” requirement

Posted . Filed under Mass Digitization.

Legislation on orphan works require that a Diligent Search of potential rightholders is carried out in good faith by consulting appropriate sources. However, the conditions set forth by the law to comply with this requirement pose significant burden to would-be users of orphan works. The analysis conducted by EnDOW researchers in three countries (UK, Italy… Read more » about Orphan works: Report backs up the overly burdensome nature of the “Diligent Search” requirement

CIPPM Co-Director delivers Keynote Speech at leading London Law Firm

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies, Focus areas.

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, hosted their annual Intellectual Property Update Conference on Tuesday 26 January 2016. The event attended by over a 100 delegates, included companies such as BBC, BT, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, Jaguar Land Rover,  Sky Plc, Sony, PLC Thomson Reuters, Oxford University Press, Walt Disney, Warner Bros Entertainment, Wellcome Trust and Unilever to name a few. CIPPM… Read more » about CIPPM Co-Director delivers Keynote Speech at leading London Law Firm

Regulating Internet Intermediaries in China: Legal and Empirical Evidence for Better Policy Making

Posted . Filed under EU IP Policy, Projects, Uncategorized.

This one-year project is funded by AHRC/Newton Fund as part of the AHRC Centre for Digital Copyright and IP Research in China. Principal investigator is Dr Lingling Wei, supported by Maurizio Borghi, Fabian Homberg and Marcella Favale and in collaboration Professor Shunde Li and Associate Professor Xianjue Luo from the University of Chinese Academy of… Read more » about Regulating Internet Intermediaries in China: Legal and Empirical Evidence for Better Policy Making