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Launch of Copyrightuser.org in London

The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) together with CREATe, University of Glasgow launched the Copyrightuser.org at The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Creative Economy Showcase. The event was held at Kings Place, London, on Wednesday 12th March 2014. The Showcase demonstrated the outputs and innovations of AHRC investments in the Creative Economy… Read more » about Launch of Copyrightuser.org in London

Harmonization of IPRs within and beyond the EU

Maurizio Borghi and Marcella Favale presented: ‘Harmonization of Intellectual Property Rights within and beyond the European Union: The Acquis Communautaire in the Framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy’ at the SEARCH Project, Final Academic Conference 10-11 February 2014, Barcelona. The paper reviews the free-trade agreements between the EU and neighbouring countries (NCs), with a view… Read more » about Harmonization of IPRs within and beyond the EU

How Can Creativity Foster the EU Economy?

Ruth Towse's talk

Ruth Towse was invited to give the keynote talk ‘How Can Creativity Foster the EU Economy?’ to a meeting organized in Barcelona on 17th January by the ICEC – Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, part of the Ministry of Culture of Catalunya. There were representatives of 225 companies present. Besides Ruth Towse’s talk, which tried to clarify… Read more » about How Can Creativity Foster the EU Economy?

Do online services respect consent? Presentation at CPDP Conference in Brussels

The results of an empirical study on UK websites have been presented by CIPPM director Maurizio Borghi at the 7th Conference on Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) in Brussels, 22-24 January 2014. The study, published on the International Journal of Law and Information Technology, demonstrates the low level of compliance of UK e-commerce website… Read more » about Do online services respect consent? Presentation at CPDP Conference in Brussels

CIPPM Spring Public Lectures Series 2014

The 2014 Spring Public Lecture Series will include lectures by Trevor Cook (Partner, Bird & Bird) on 27 February, by Dr Ilanah Simon Fhima (University College London) on 3 April, and by Prof Peter Jaszi (Professor of Law, American University) on 1 May. All lectures take place in the Executive Business Centre on Thursdays at 6pm. Trevor… Read more » about CIPPM Spring Public Lectures Series 2014