UK Copyright Reform

D. Mendis – Digital Economy Act 2010: Fighting a losing battle?

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Dinusha Mendis – “Digital Economy Act 2010: Fighting a losing battle? Why the ‘three strikes’ law is not the answer to copyright law’s latest challenge”, International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 2013, 27 (1),  60-84 Abstract This paper argues that the Digital Economy Act (DEA) 2010, already much delayed in its implementation, is fundamentally… Read more » about D. Mendis – Digital Economy Act 2010: Fighting a losing battle?

D. Mendis and M. Kretschmer – The Treatment of Parodies under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions

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D. Mendis & M. Kretschmer, The Treatment of Parodies under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions (London: Intellectual Property Office; 2013) pp. 1-88 This Commissioned Report for the UKIPO offers a comparative legal review of the law of parody in seven jurisdictions.  For purposes of the Study, the researchers explored the status of parody in UK,… Read more » about D. Mendis and M. Kretschmer – The Treatment of Parodies under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions

K. Erickson, M. Kretschmer and D. Mendis – Copyright and the Economic Effects of Parody

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K. Erickson, M. Kretschmer and D. Mendis – Copyright and the Economic Effects of Parody (London: Intellectual Property Office; 2013), 1-34 This UKIPO Commissioned Report provides a summary of the empirical and legal findings and analyses their relevance for copyright policy. Download the Report here.

Open Standards in Government IT

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The Cabinet Office has commissioned an independent study on the costs and benefits of introducing an open standards policy for software interoperability, data and document formats in government IT requirements. Academics from the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM) at Bournemouth University have prepared a review of the evidence on the competition and… Read more » about Open Standards in Government IT