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FIAF Workshop: Restoring the Past, Funding the Future

CIPPM’s Claudy Op den Kamp joined colleagues from film archives worldwide for FIAF’s workshop ‘Restoring the Past, Funding the Future’ on 16 January 2025. Organised by Matěj Strnad, Head of FIAF’s Preservation and Access Commission (PACC), the two-hour online workshop brought together curators, restorers, and legal specialists from institutions including UCLA, BFI, EYE Filmmuseum, and… Read more » about FIAF Workshop: Restoring the Past, Funding the Future

Pre-teens and social media: the copyright angle

Dr Marcella Favale, Senior Research Fellow at CIPPM explores the impact that social media has on pre-teens. The use of digital platforms by teenagers is a well-documented phenomenon, characterized by two key trends: a significant increase in usage and the associated dangers, which have been addressed by various governments and organizations (OECD 2020; BIK 2020)…. Read more » about Pre-teens and social media: the copyright angle

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

Copyright in the Metaverse – project concludes with manga-style graphic

This project funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciene (JSPS) analysed UK and Japanese copyright laws and how they relate to the Metaverse. The project awarded to Professor Dinusha Mendis led to a short term invitational professorship at Waseda University Tokyo from July – October 2023. It was carried out in collaboration… Read more » about Copyright in the Metaverse – project concludes with manga-style graphic