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Orphan works: Report backs up the overly burdensome nature of the “Diligent Search” requirement

Posted . Filed under Mass Digitization.

Legislation on orphan works require that a Diligent Search of potential rightholders is carried out in good faith by consulting appropriate sources. However, the conditions set forth by the law to comply with this requirement pose significant burden to would-be users of orphan works. The analysis conducted by EnDOW researchers in three countries (UK, Italy… Read more » about Orphan works: Report backs up the overly burdensome nature of the “Diligent Search” requirement

Copyright and Business Models in Music Publishing

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries.

Workshop Wednesday 9 December 2015, Birkbeck College, University of London Room 101, 30 Russell Square London, WC1 No. 5 on this map http://www.bbk.ac.uk/downloads/centrallondon.pdf As the research project ‘Economic Survival in a Long Established Creative Industry: Strategies, Business Models and Copyright in Music Publishing’, funded by the AHRC, comes to a close, we are holding a final… Read more » about Copyright and Business Models in Music Publishing

CIPPM Project Copyrightuser.org wins AHRC Research in Film Award

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries, Focus areas, UK Copyright Reform.

An animated film on Copyrightuser.org titled The Adventure of the Girl with the Light Blue Hair won an AHRC Research in Film Award on 12 November 2015 at an Awards Ceremony hosted at the British Film Institute, Southbank London. Copyrightuser.org is an online resource, which makes copyright law accessible to creators, teachers, students and members of… Read more » about CIPPM Project Copyrightuser.org wins AHRC Research in Film Award