artificial intelligence

Deepfake and the law: stakeholder roundtable

On 9th April 2025, CIPPM will host a stakeholder roundtable on ‘deepfake and the law’. The event follows on from the stakeholder roundtable which was hosted at Waseda University Tokyo on 16 December 2024 and forms part of the project funded by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation to carry out research into deepfake technology and the law. The… Read more » about Deepfake and the law: stakeholder roundtable

CIPPM responds to UKIPO’s consultation on AI and copyright

On 25th February 2025, CIPPM submitted written evidence to the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) call for evidence into Copyright and AI. The evidence which CIPPM submitted highlighted the drawbacks and complexities surrounding UKIPO’s preferred option 3 – a data mining exception which allows rights holders to reserve their rights, underpinned by supporting measures on… Read more » about CIPPM responds to UKIPO’s consultation on AI and copyright

CIPPM awarded funding to carry out research into deepfake technology

In May 2024, Professor Dinusha Mendis, was awarded funding from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation to carry out research into deepfake technology and the law. The project, carried out in collaboration with Dr Rossana Ducato (CIPPM Visiting Fellow and Senior Lecturer University of Aberdeen) and Professor Tatsuhiro Ueno (Waseda University, Tokyo) explores the impact of deepfake… Read more » about CIPPM awarded funding to carry out research into deepfake technology

CIPPM welcomes two new affiliate members

CIPPM is delighted to grow its interdisciplinary network by welcoming two new members to the Centre from the Department of Media Production at Bournemouth University. In November 2024, CIPPM welcomed Dr Tom Davis and Dr Szilvia Ruszev as affiliate members. Dr Tom Davis is a Associate Professor in Music and Audio Technology and teaches on… Read more » about CIPPM welcomes two new affiliate members