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EnDOW presented at Europeana Licensing Workshop in Luxembourg

The first outcomes of EnDOW project were presented and discussed at the 4th Europeana Licensing workshop in Luxembourg on the 26th and 27th November 2015. The workshop was organised by the Bibliothèque Nationale de Luxembourg, Kennisland (Amsterdam) and the Institute for Information Law (IViR) of the University of Amsterdam. The discussion focused on the “diligent… Read more » about EnDOW presented at Europeana Licensing Workshop in Luxembourg

OHIM Enforcement Conference on Tackling Infringement of Design and Copyright Laws

Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) was an Invited Speaker at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) from 18-20 November 2015. The event organised by OHIM, Europol and Eurojust  took place in Alicante Spain. It was a knowledge building conference on the infringements of designs protected… Read more » about OHIM Enforcement Conference on Tackling Infringement of Design and Copyright Laws

CIPPM Project Copyrightuser.org wins AHRC Research in Film Award

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

Going for Gold: 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and Mass Customisation of Ancient and Modern Jewellery

Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CPPM) and Associate Professor in Law has been successful in securing RCUK/AHRC funding to further the research into the intellectual property (IP) implications of 3D printing. The newly funded project follows on from the Commissioned Project for the UK Intellectual Property Office… Read more » about Going for Gold: 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and Mass Customisation of Ancient and Modern Jewellery

Crowdsourcing diligent search: a solution for the orphan works problem?

On 29 September 2015 the Digital Catapult Centre in London hosted a one-day workshop on Copyright and orphan works, which brought together legal experts, archivists and museums curators to explore challenges and opportunities of the recently implemented orphan works legislation. As part of the workshop, Maurizio Borghi introduced the EnDOW project and the concept of… Read more » about Crowdsourcing diligent search: a solution for the orphan works problem?