Author Archives: Peter Bennett

As previously reported, CREATe, Glasgow was proud to host the 8th Annual Workshop of the International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property in July 2016. We are pleased to announce that the Call for Papers for the next Annual Workshop – to be held at the University of Toronto, Canada, 12-14 July 2017 – is now open. Exploring the theme of ‘IP as Circulation and Control’, the Workshop invites proposals for papers from both established and junior scholars, from all countries and disciplines, exploring this theme from historical and/or theoretical perspectives. The Call for Papers is available for download here: http://www.ishtip.org/?p=816 More about ISHTIP (including the 2016 Workshop hosted by CREATe) can be found here: http://www.ishtip.org

Continuing our lecture series on topical policy issues, Prof. Raquel Xalabarder (Chair of Intellectual Property, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain) discusses the press publisher rights in the proposed Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market. Where: University of Glasgow, Humanities Lecture Theatre When: Wednesday, November 2nd, 17:30 After several failed national attempts (notably, in Germany and Spain) to secure remuneration for press publishers to be paid by news aggregation services, the proposed Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market grants press publishers exclusive rights that would allow them to authorise and prohibit digital uses (such as news aggregation) for a period of 20 years. We will examine the consistency of the proposed text, as well as national experiences, and … Continue reading →

Post by Philip Schlesinger  In collaboration with the Cultural Enterprise Office (CEO), CREATe recently released  Connecting creativity, value and money authored by film producer and CREATe Industry Fellow Bob Last.  Bob undertook the research for this paper when he chaired the CEO Board, and was then particularly interested in the question of access to finance for those engaged in creative work. The study itself, financed by the Scottish Government, mutated in the course of investigation to become an analysis of the tensions between economic and aesthetic calculations made by those working across a range of art forms and evolved into an argument for rethinking the bases of creative industries policy. In this post, Bob describes his motivations and approach in undertaking this study.

Guest post by Ruth Soetendorp (Chair, Intellectual Property Awareness Network) and Scott Walker (PRS for Music) on convening the CREATe supported Copyright Education Symposium on 24 May in London. What would bring together representatives from the creative industries, academics and policymakers? A chance to discuss how to improve the impact of copyright education initiatives and the research that informs and underpins them? Yes indeed! On 24 May the BPI will play host to a gathering of people across these communities to assess the effectiveness of copyright education and get a grip on what research and initiatives are out there, what is working and what can be improved as we look ahead.