CIPPM: Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management
Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management
CIPPM’s Benjamin White has recently contributed two OpEds to Times Higher Education, in which he examines the intersection of artificial intelligence, copyright, and the UK’s industrial strategy. Published in December 2025 and March 2026, the articles – The UK’s copyright laws will hobble its AI ambitions and Copyright maximalism will stifle a research-intensive digital economy –… Read more » about CIPPM in the Times Higher Education: AI and Copyright Law
Animating the Archive: Research and the Videographic Essay Wednesday 27 May 2026 CIPPM / Bournemouth University (EB708 Lecture Theatre) Bournemouth University’s Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM) will host a one-day research event exploring the growing role of videographic methods in activating archival materials across disciplines, publics, and legal contexts. Videographic essays, research… Read more » about CIPPM hosts research event ‘Animating the Archive: Research and the Videographic Essay’, 27 May 2026
What happens when copyright law meets memes, AI-generated images, and TikTok edits? That’s the question driving the formation of a new research network by Prof Dr Franziska Heller and Prof Dr Malte Stieper at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The network emerged from a series of 2024 workshops that… Read more » about Media Meets Law: CIPPM becomes part of a new German research network
CIPPM’s Claudy Op den Kamp presented at the BFI’s conference ‘Right from the Start: Copyright Data That Works’ on 3 February 2026 – a major gathering addressing copyright challenges facing film archives today. Held at BFI Southbank, the conference brought together experts from the BFI, National Library of Scotland, German Federal Archives, CREATe/University of Glasgow,… Read more » about CIPPM at the BFI: Archiving and Copyright Challenges
CIPPM’s Claudy Op den Kamp presented at the University of Udine’s PhD programme on 21 November 2025, addressing doctoral candidates in Art History, Film and Media Studies, and Music. The presentation, titled ‘FIRST: Archival Encounters That Set History in Motion,’ explored how videographic scholarship can challenge traditional academic gatekeeping and make research more accessible beyond… Read more » about CIPPM at the University of Udine: Videographic Scholarship and Archival Access
