Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management

Professor Ronan Deazley to give CIPPM Annual Lecture

29 April 2010

Prof. Ronan Deazley of Glasgow University
CIPPM Annual Lecture
29 April, 18.00 – 19.30
Bournemouth University, Executive Business Centre (EB708)

Parody, and its Discontents

In 2006 the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property made a series of recommendations for reforming the intellectual property regime to better serve the interests of both consumers and industry. Among the proposed recommendations was that an exception for parody be introduced within the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. In January 2008 the Intellectual Property Office (the IPO) launched the first part of a two–stage consultation process entitled Taking forward the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property: Proposed changes to copyright exceptions. As part of that consultation process the IPO proposed a "fair dealing style exception" for parody, and sought views on whether a new exception should be introduced as well as what form it might take. In December 2009 the IPO launched the second stage of this consultation process. The Second Consultation document rejected the case for a new parody exception. This lecture considers the place of parody within the copyright regime, and the objections levelled against the introduction of an exception set out within the IPO’s Second Consultation document. It invites the IPO to reconsider its decision not to recommend the introduction of a specific exception for parody within the UK.

Please note: The topic of the lecture has been changed in response to recent policy developments. To reserve a place, please contact:

Denise George, Research Administrator.

Dr Ian Hartwell of Bournemouth University
Patent Infringement Clearance Practice
April 30, 12:00 – 13:30
Bournemouth University, Executive Business Centre (EB306)

Dr Ian Hartwell to give seminar on Patent Infringement Clearance Practice. More Information on Spring 2010 CIPPM Events.