Copyright
Copyright gives its owner the exclusive right to exploit a work for a limited time and protects the expression of an idea, but not the idea itself. Creative works such as literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works as well as films, sound recordings, broadcasts, software, databases and arrangement of works are protected by copyright.
Copyright law has been challenged by emerging technologies since the invention of the Gutenberg printing press in 1440. More recently, copyright (and IP Law) has been challenged by technologies such as 3D printing, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain.
3D Printing and IP Law
The implications for IP law as a result of 3D Printing, with an emphasis on copyright.
Current Projects
This project commissioned by the Observatory of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights is carried out by the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CIPPM) in collaboration with Milieu Consulting SPRL.
At present, my research involves an exploration of the copyright implications of blockchain particularly from…
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Completed Projects
My recent research has explored the recent reforms to copyright and challenges posed to IP and copyright laws as a result of emerging technologies such as 3D printing, IPTV, AI and blockchain.
A large scale empirical and legal study on the Intellectual Property Implications of the Development of…
CIPPM has received a 3-years funding from the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme to set up…
In 2018, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the European Observatory on Infringements of…
The Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management’s Co-Director, Dr. Dinusha Mendis and CIPPM Member, Dr. Fabian Homberg presented…
Dr. Dinusha Mendis, Co-Director of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Management (CPPM) and Associate Professor…
The UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned study on parody and pastiche led to three outputs co-authored by…
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