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Today at the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law:

A conference organised by the British Academy and the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and Technology Law (“the AHRC Centre”) at the University of Edinburgh. It follows the Academy’s Review of Copyright and Research and its subsequent publication of a set of Guidelines by Professor Hector MacQueen of the AHRC Research Centre. Recent developments in technology, legislation and practice have meant that the various copyright exemptions, which enable creative and scholarly work to advance, are not always achieving the intended purpose. A British Academy Review, Copyright and Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences, published in September 2006, drew attention to the problems that were occurring and recommended ways in which they should be addressed. The Gowers Review of Intellectual Property (published December 2006) is a step in the right direction, as it seeks to strike a balance between copyright owners on the one hand, and copyright users (“follow-on innovators”) on the other hand. However, the main concerns raised by the Academy and others in the academic research community still need to be addressed. The conference aims to consider the findings and recommendations of the Academy Review, and place them in context post-Gowers. It will followed by a dinner to celebrate the Centre’s achievements

The event poster is available here.

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