-
My article on the text and data mining exception in the copyright directive proposal is now available in open access
My article entitled ‘The text and data mining exception in the proposal for a directive on copyright: why the European Union needs to go further than the laws of member states’ published in the law review Propriétés Intellectuelles back in April is now available in open access in both English (click here) and French (click…
-
The text and data mining exceptions in the UK, France and the EU @ JUSPI Paris
At the start of the month, I was honoured to be invited in Paris to participate in the inaugural colloquium of a new group of IP scholars, ‘Les Jeunes Universitaires Spécialisés en Propriété Intellectuelle’ (JUSPI), literally the Young Academics Specialised in Intellectual Property, whose name, it transpired during the colloquium, was chosen in part to…
-
The EU copyright reforms and the Proposed Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – MAPPING IP Sofia
In June, I was invited to participate in the MAPPING IP event that was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. This event, contrary to other MAPPING events I have participated in (see for instance my post about the second general assembly in Prague), was entirely dedicated to IP. There was a rich program of presentations (see here)…
-
The French private copying system after the 2016 copyright law reforms – BILETA 2017
Back in April I had the pleasure to join the BILETA conference which was held at the University of Minho in the beautiful city of Braga. As always with BILEAT the conference program was very rich (see attached BILETA 2017 Program) and the atmosphere was very collegial. And the Fado singing at the dinner was…
-
Opinion on the proposed regulations for Kenyan Collective Management Organisations
In February, I was invited to give independent academic opinion in a stakeholder meeting, organised by the Kenyan Copyright Board (KECOBO),[1] on the proposed regulations for Kenyan Collective Rights Management Organisations (CMOs). The meeting, held in Nairobi on 21st February 2017, was the first of a series of stakeholder meetings held across Kenya in the…
-
Open letter to the European Commission about Article 13 of the proposed Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market
The European Union is currently in the process of modernising its copyright rules. In September 2016, it has notably issued a proposal for a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market [COM(2016) 593].[1] This proposal is wide-ranging, addressing topics such as copyright exceptions, measures to improve licensing, measures to improve the marketplace for copyright…
-
2017 Annual reception of the FBLS – House of Lords
The Franco-British Lawyers Society (Association des Juristes Franco-Britanniques) held its traditional annual reception in the River Room of the House of Lords in January 2017. Although I have been involved with the FBLS for more than a decade first as a committee member then as a co-director for Scotland as well as web designer, it…
-
IP and IT outside its borders – CUERPI Research Centre / Grenoble Law School
In December 2016, myself and three colleagues of the Edinburgh Law School had the pleasure of being invited to participate in the conference entitled “Intellectual Property and Information Technology outside its borders” organised by the CUERPI Research Centre at the Grenoble Law School. The programme of this multi-lingual conference (mostly in French and English, with…
-
4th European legal e-access conference – Paris
Last week I was invited to participate in the 4th European legal e-access conference in Paris / 4e JEIJ (Journées Européennes d’Informatique Juridique). It was the third time I took part in the JEIJ (see for instance my slides from the previous edition) but the first time I did so by video conference. I was…
-
MAPPING Second General Assembly – Prague
I had the pleasure of being invited to the Second General Assembly of MAPPING (Managing Alternatives for Privacy, Property and Internet Governance), which was held in Prague over three days at the end of October/start of November. As with the First Assembly of MAPPING, I was invited by Oleksandr Pastukhov (University of Malta) to be…
-
IPSC 2016 – Stanford Law School
I had a great time, back in August, at the 16th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference IPSC held this year in Stanford Law School. It is the second time I take part in the IPSC and as with the previous time as was impressed by the size and quality of the conference. Here’s a…
-
My SLS talk on The reform of the HADOPI and of the French graduated response after the Lescure Review
Here the full presentation from the SLS conference
-
The SLS 2013 conference at the Edinburgh Law School
The 2013 annual conference of the Society of Legal Scholar is in full swing at the Edinburgh Law School. There is a great programme, notably in the IP/IT sections. Unfortunately, I am going to miss the first few days because I am just starting my new job at Edinburgh. Will be presenting on Thursday…
-
My new position as Teaching Fellow in Intellectual Property Law at the Edinburgh Law School
I am delighted to be back at Edinburgh Law School, this time as a Teaching Fellow in Intellectual Property Law. I’ll be teaching in various IP and E-Commerce courses for Honors and LLM students (both on-campus and online). Great to back in the IP/IT team. My professional contact details are here.
-
France revokes ability to disconnect convicted file-sharers from the Internet
French courts will not be able to disconnect convicted file-sharers from the internet anymore.[1][2] On 8th July 2013, the French Culture minister issued a decree modifying the graduated response scheme and removing the disconnection penalty.[3] Under the graduated response mechanism introduced in 2009-2010, French courts were able to disconnect people who had been found guilty…
-
My CREATe Project: Mapping the legal offer for digital content: Desperately Seeking a Database Geek
Here’s the link to the presentation on Slideshare of the research project I am conducting for CREATe under the supervision of Professor Lilian Edwards at the University of Strathclyde Picture: Aurich Lawson (c) 2013 in Megan Geuss, Reader reactions: Excel in the limelight, Ars Technica, 20 April 2013
-
CREATe Researchers Conference and Empirical Capacity Building Event (Edinburgh) – 13 & 14 June 2013
On Thursday 13th and Friday 14th the CREATe centre organised Researchers Conference and Empirical Capacity Building Event in Edinburgh. This was a great opportunity to talk about the research I am conducting for Lilian Edwards on copyright enforcement and on the legal marketplace for cultural goods. I was also impressed by the quantity and variety of…
-
My Bileta 2013 paper: Disconnecting the HADOPI and the French graduated response?
My presentation made at Bileta 2013 on the French copyright system and its future in light of the upcoming Lescure Review