On December 2013 the European Commission has launched a public consultation with the aim of reviewing and modernizing EU copyright rules. Today, CIPPM has submitted its response, with contributions of Maurizio Borghi, Marcella Favale and Dinusha Mendis. The document presents policy recommendations based on CIPPM research on copyright exceptions, mass digitization, orphan works and authors’… Read more » about Submission to the Public Consultation on the reform of EU copyright rules
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How Can Creativity Foster the EU Economy?
Ruth Towse was invited to give the keynote talk ‘How Can Creativity Foster the EU Economy?’ to a meeting organized in Barcelona on 17th January by the ICEC – Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, part of the Ministry of Culture of Catalunya. There were representatives of 225 companies present. Besides Ruth Towse’s talk, which tried to clarify… Read more » about How Can Creativity Foster the EU Economy?
Do online services respect consent? Presentation at CPDP Conference in Brussels
The results of an empirical study on UK websites have been presented by CIPPM director Maurizio Borghi at the 7th Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) in Brussels, 22-24 January 2014. The study, published on the International Journal of Law and Information Technology, demonstrates the low level of compliance of UK e-commerce website… Read more » about Do online services respect consent? Presentation at CPDP Conference in Brussels
CIPPM Spring Public Lectures Series 2014
The 2014 Spring Public Lecture Series will include lectures by Trevor Cook (Partner, Bird & Bird) on 27 February, by Dr Ilanah Simon Fhima (University College London) on 3 April, and by Prof Peter Jaszi (Professor of Law, American University) on 1 May. All lectures take place in the Executive Business Centre on Thursdays at 6pm. Trevor… Read more » about CIPPM Spring Public Lectures Series 2014
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