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Seminar of Maurizio Borghi: Freedom of information and copyright law in the age of mass digitization

On Tuesday 29 October CIPPM Director Maurizio Borghi gave a seminar on “Freedom of information and copyright law in the age of mass digitization”. The seminar discussed the legal and policy implications of mass digitization, namely the conversion of copyright works in digital format on an industrial scale to form part of digital libraries and… Read more » about Seminar of Maurizio Borghi: Freedom of information and copyright law in the age of mass digitization

CIPPM/BU Law hosts 8th GikII Conference

The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) together with the Law Department was delighted to host the 8th GikII Conference which was held on 16-17 September 2013. The conference was chaired by Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Co-Director CIPPM and Professor Lilian Edwards, Deputy Director CREATe, University of Glasgow and Professor of Internet Law at University of Strathclyde. The conference has… Read more » about CIPPM/BU Law hosts 8th GikII Conference

Copyright and the regulation of orphan works: Presentation at EPIP conference in Paris

The paper Copyright and the regulation of orphan works: a comparative review of seven jurisdictions and a rights clearance simulation, authored by Marcella Favale, Fabian Homberg, Martin Kretschmer, Dinusha Mendis, and Davide Secchi (in alphabetical order) will be presented by Marcella Favale (CIPPM) and Martin Kretschmer (CREATe) at the 8th annual conference of the EPIP (European… Read more » about Copyright and the regulation of orphan works: Presentation at EPIP conference in Paris

Professor Ruth Towse visiting University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Ruth Towse

CIPPM Co-Director Professor Ruth Towse has been invited by the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) as visiting fellow for her work in cultural economics, in the frame of the Erskine Programme. During her permanence in the Southern Hemisphere, Professor Towse will also be visiting Australia where she shall give seminars at MacQuarie University in Sydney… Read more » about Professor Ruth Towse visiting University of Canterbury, New Zealand

AHRC grant awarded for project on music publishing

Arts & Humanities Research Council

CIPPM received a grant from AHRC to carry out a two-year research project on “Evolution in music publishing: economic strategies, business models and copyright”. A team of researchers coordinated by Professor Ruth Towse (Co-Director of CIPPM) will analyse the strategies of the music publishing industry over a long period of time as it adapted its… Read more » about AHRC grant awarded for project on music publishing