K. Erickson, P. Heald, F. Homberg, M. Kretschmer and D. Mendis – Copyright and the Value of the Public Domain: An Empirical Assessment (London: Intellectual Property Office; 2015) Download Report here (81 pages). This Report is the outcome of a knowledge exchange scheme which brings together academics (from the disciplines of law, media & communication… Read more » about K. Erickson, P. Heald, F. Homberg, M. Kretschmer and D. Mendis – Copyright and the Value of the Public Domain
Focus areas
M. Borghi and S. Karapapa – Contractual restrictions on lawful use of information: sole-source databases protected by the back door?
M. Borghi and S. Karapapa, “Contractual restrictions on lawful use of information: sole-source databases protected by the back door?” European Intellectual Property Review, 37 (8) [2013], 505-514 The article is concerned with the risks associated with the monopolisation of information that is available from a single source only. Although there is a longstanding consensus that… Read more » about M. Borghi and S. Karapapa – Contractual restrictions on lawful use of information: sole-source databases protected by the back door?
M. Borghi and S. Karapapa – Search engine liability for autocomplete suggestions: personality, privacy and the power of the algorithm
M. Borghi and S. Karapapa, “Search engine liability for autocomplete suggestions: personality, privacy and the power of the algorithm”, International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 23 (4), 2015. The article is concerned with the liability of search engines for algorithmically produced search suggestions, such as through Google’s ‘autocomplete’ function. Liability in this context may… Read more » about M. Borghi and S. Karapapa – Search engine liability for autocomplete suggestions: personality, privacy and the power of the algorithm
Crowdsourcing diligent search: a solution for the orphan works problem?
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?
Dinusha Mendis Speaks on Copyright Policy at the Autumn Green Party Conference 2015
The Autumn Green Party Conference took place at the Bournemouth International Centre on 25-28 September 2015 and it was the first time the Green Party Conference was held in Bournemouth. Dr. Dinusha Mendis was invited to speak on the Copyright Policy Panel on Friday 25th September 2015. Dr. Mendis focused on the copyright term, the new copyright… Read more » about Dinusha Mendis Speaks on Copyright Policy at the Autumn Green Party Conference 2015
