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3D Printing, Copyright and Software: What is the Mischief?

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies.

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?

PhD School on Economics of Copyright

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries, Uncategorized.

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

Posted . Filed under Cultural Heritage.

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