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Dinusha Mendis: “Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing-Research Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations”

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies, Focus areas.

Guest Lecture: 3rd March 2015, 1-2 pm, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania, Australia A Legal and Empirical Study into the Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing: Research Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations The presentation will focus on a two-part Study on the Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing, Commissioned by the UK Intellectual Property Office and completed… Read more » about Dinusha Mendis: “Intellectual Property Implications of 3D Printing-Research Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations”

CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis, on Research Leave in Italy and Australia

Posted . Filed under Emergent Technologies, Focus areas, UK Copyright Reform.

Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Associate Professor in Law and Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) in the Faculty of Media and Communications was awarded a period of research leave funded by the Fusion Investment Fund which commenced on 1 January 2015. The research leave was granted for Dr. Mendis to further her… Read more » about CIPPM Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis, on Research Leave in Italy and Australia

Mind the Terms of Service! A closer look at the ToS with special reference to consumer’s privacy.

Posted . Filed under Digital Rights.

Do you ever read the small printed details online or you just click away and download your desired app/software without even taking a second look? Our LL.M students Keziah Gitonga, Mehmet Arvas, Amanda Kemmer Soares, Constantinos Papantoniou and Timur Temirgazin have taken a closer look at the ToS of some of the most popular content providers:… Read more » about Mind the Terms of Service! A closer look at the ToS with special reference to consumer’s privacy.

Making sense of Digital Rights Management in Videogames

Posted . Filed under Creative Industries, Emergent Technologies.

CIPPM researcher Marcella Favale has been awarded a Fusion Investment Fund for a collaborative project on Making sense of DRM in game development (Madrigal) Restrictive technology can prevent you from copying certain CDs or DVDs to a portable device to watch during your train journey or even go as far as to dictate which brand… Read more » about Making sense of Digital Rights Management in Videogames

CIPPM research features in the Report of the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy

Posted . Filed under Digital Rights.

The Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy launched on the 26th January 2015 after a long period of consultation and research. Argyro Karanasiou has provided evidence discussing lawmaking the digital era and her work is cited (n 18, 23, 73) in the report, which can be found here. On Tuesday 3/2/2015 Argyro attended the reception in… Read more » about CIPPM research features in the Report of the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy