Tag: Copyright
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SCuLE’s Response to the EC consultation on digital technologies for the culture heritage sector
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter published a Response to the Consultation on Digital Cultural Heritage and Recommendation 2011/711/EU launched by the European Commission. The Commission’s aim is to ensure that the 2011 Recommendation on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation still addresses the challenges posed…
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Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-over Industries: A Survey of 200+ Voice-overs
The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their report on remuneration and contractual practices in the UK voice-over industries based on an online survey of over 200 voice-over performers conducted in 2019. The survey documents current recruitment, remuneration and contractual practices in the UK voice-over industries based on empirical evidence. The…
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IP and Living Works with National Galleries of Scotland
The ‘IP and Living Works’ project will co-develop with National Galleries of Scotland best practice guidelines that clarify the IP issues at stake during the commission, acquisition and collection of ‘living works’ in the UK GLAM sector. Project Description IP and Living Works: Implementing Best Practice Guidelines for Collecting Performance Art and Time Based Media…
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Who Owns Outsider Art?
Within the art world, creations by artists with mental health conditions or disabilities have developed into a well-established art movement known as Outsider Art, for which the public appetite grows steadily each year. But who gets to decide whether an artwork is displayed to the public or kept within the confines of medical confidentiality? What…
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SCuLE Researchers Published a Response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report
SCuLE researchers Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Andrea Wallace published a Statement on Intellectual Property Rights and Open Access relevant to the digitization and restitution of African Cultural Heritage and associated materials in response to the 2018 Sarr-Savoy Report. The Sarr-Savoy Report was commissioned by the French government and outlines a plan for the restitution…
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Finnish Ministry Representative Speaks on Contemporary Copyright Issues
Ms Ana Vuopala, Government Counsellor at the Art and Cultural Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland, shared her practical insight into copyright law in the digital age at Exeter Law School. Vuopala presented her work in the context of a larger intellectual property conference on intellectual property law hosted on…
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BILETA Prize for Best Presentation at International IP Conference
Exeter Law School and the New IP Lawyers network were delighted to award the BILETA prize for the ‘Best Presentation By a Doctoral Researcher’ on the occasion of their second international conference in intellectual property (IP) hosted at the University of Exeter last month. The event was entitled ‘IP in Transitions: Re-imagining IP’ and focused…
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Andrea Wallace gives Keynote at New Zealand’s National Digital Forum
In November, Andrea Wallace presented her research on the impact that a claim to copyright in reproductions has on meaningful access to and reuse of the public domain at the annual NDF Conference 2017. New Zealand’s National Digital Forum is a network of people working together to enhance digital engagement with New Zealand’s culture and heritage.…