Tag: IP Law
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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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UK Performers could face falling wages in the gig economy
The gig economy could drive down wages and de-professionalise the UK voice-over industry as jobs are increasingly advertised online, experts have warned. Academics are investigating if new internet platforms designed to bring competition to the UK voice-over industry could cause low pay rates. Voiceover work for radio programs, documentaries, audio-books and adverts is starting to…
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Models could own the rights to their catwalk sashay
Models could make a claim to own the rights to the recording of their sashays and struts they use on the catwalk – and should be able to make more money from their appearances during fashion shows, new legal analysis shows. Intellectual property rights should apply to the work of models when they show off…
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Dr Mathilde Pavis awarded Canadian Research Fellowship
Dr Mathilde Pavis has received support from the UK-Canada Foundation to undertake research in Canada on the legal protection of performing artists. The UK-Canada Foundation’s grant will enable Mathilde to carry out her research in Victoria at the University of Victoria over the summer of 2018. Mathilde writes: “I am very grateful for the support…
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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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Exeter Law School Hosts International Conference in IP Law
On the 16th and 17th of April, Exeter Law School hosted its second international conference in intellectual property (IP) law. The event was co-hosted by the New IP Lawyers network and sponsored by Stephens Scown LLP, together with the Society of Legal Scholars and the British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association. The event…
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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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The Impact of Patents on Translational Research: Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis in Europe and the US
The intersection of patent law with cutting edge biomedical science presents important challenges to the operation of the law, both in theory and in practice. This research explores the role that patents play in the development and delivery of non-invasive prenatal testing, and considers the implications for the wider field of patents in emerging technologies…
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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.…