On Thursday 10th March, Dr. Dinusha Mendis was invited to present her research on the impact of emerging technologies, such as 3D printing on copyright and software. The event was organised by Mr. Julian Hobbins, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) and hosted by Lord Tim Clement-Jones (Spokesperson for Creative Industries) at… Read more » about 3D Printing, Copyright and Software: What is the Mischief?
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PhD School on Economics of Copyright
The School is held by Professor Ruth Towse and presupposes a basic knowledge of copyright law. There are limited spaces available for external PhD or advanced LLM students (please contact Maurizio Borghi). Programme The aim of these lectures is to demystify economics for those specializing in copyright law. Economics has a wide remit and is… Read more » about PhD School on Economics of Copyright
Orphan works: Report backs up the overly burdensome nature of the “Diligent Search” requirement
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
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
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





