Tag: Performers’ Rights
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Dr Mathilde Pavis Responds to the UK Intellectual Property Office on AI and Performers’ Rights
Dr Mathilde Pavis published a Response to the call for views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office in September 2020. The aim of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) is to assess the impact of artificial Intelligence technologies on existing intellectual property rights. The UK Intellectual Property…
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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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SCuLE Researchers lead discussions with UK voice-over industry and experts
Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Huda Tulti have been investigating if internet platforms designed to bring competition to the UK voice-over industry could cause low pay rates. Declining levels of pay has been a problem for years in the voice-over industries, according to industry stakeholders. The research carried out by specialists at Exeter Law School…
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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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Fair Pay and Fair Play in the UK Voice-Over Industry
This 8-month project examines the the impact of platform services on remuneration and contracts in the UK voice-over industry. Project Description Lending a Voice: Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-Over Industry Dr Mathilde Pavis in collaboration with Dr Huda Tulti Sponsor: ESRC IAA Business Boost Fund (£3,000) Project length: 8 months About the project Voiceover…
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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…