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

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

Open Standards in Government IT

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

BU Academics launch Copyright User Portal in London

A BETA version of the ‘Copyright User Portal’, funded by Bournemouth University’s Fusion Investment Fund (awarded 2012) was launched at the Law Society of England & Wales on 2 July 2013.  The main event of the day was the launch of the UK Intellectual Property Office’sCommissioned Report on Copyright and Orphan Works co-authored by academics from CIPPM,… Read more » about BU Academics launch Copyright User Portal in London