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Publications
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Why copyright term extension for sound recordings is a very bad idea
EU internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has announced his intention to extend the European copyright term for sound recordings from 50 to 95 years. Leading European academics have reviewed the empirical evidence on copyright extension, and ask the European Commission: How could locking up recorded music for another 45 years possibly benefit a creative and innovative society?
Following a meeting at Bournemouth University in May 2008, key research centres signed a joined open statement, opposing extension:
- Professor Lionel Bently, Director, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, University of Cambridge
- Professor Michael Blakeney, Co-Director, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute, University of London
- Christian von Borries, Composer, Producer, Conductor, project lead “Music about music”, Berlin
- Richard Chesser, Chair, Trade and Copyright Committee, International Association of Music Librarians (UK/IRL)
- Dr Martin Cloonan, Chair, International Association for the Study of Popular Music (UK/IRL)
- Professor Nicholas Cook, Director, AHRC Research Centre for the History and Analysis of Recorded Music, Royal Holloway, University of London
- Professor Johanna Gibson, Co-Director, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Centre, University of London
- Professor Bernt Hugenholtz, Director, Institute for Information Law, University of Amsterdam
- Professor John Kay, Chair, British Academy Copyright Review
- Professor Martin Kretschmer, Director, Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management, Bournemouth University
- Professor Hector MacQueen, Co-Director, SCRIPT/AHRC Centre Intellectual Property & Technology Law, University of Edinburgh
- Professor Charlotte Waelde, Co-Director, SCRIPT/AHRC Centre Intellectual Property & Technology Law, University of Edinburgh
For further details, view:
The Proposed Copyright Term Extension for Sound Recordings: A joint academic statement on the evidence (PDF - 216kb) >>
Letter to the President of the European Commission (PDF - 318kb) >>
List of First Signatories (PDF - 20kb) >>
Letter to the Times - Copyright extension is the enemy of innovation
(22 July) >>
ALCS Study
AUTHORS’ EARNINGS
FROM COPYRIGHT AND NON-COPYRIGHT SOURCES:
A SURVEY OF 25,000 BRITISH AND GERMAN WRITERS
Martin Kretschmer and Philip Hardwick
Released 13 July 2007
In 2005, the UK Collecting Society ALCS [1] commissioned a comparative study on authors’ earnings from a team of lawyers and social scientists at CIPPM. The aim was to create an independently validated evidence base for policy makers, in particular in relation to copyright issues in the digital environment. The core of the project was a large scale questionnaire survey covering professional profiles, sources of earnings, contracts and Internet issues in the UK and Germany – two countries with significant differences in their respective copyright frameworks, and publishing sectors of comparable size. ALCS contractually agreed to uphold the independence of this survey.
The study is the largest of its kind, and one of the first that systematically sets authors’ income into a context of earnings data available for other professions, and in other countries. It is also the first that was able to control the results against collecting society payments, as well as tax, insurance and labour force data held by government statistical offices.
Revised Version of Report (December 2007)
ALCS (Full version) (PDF - 3MB)
Individual sections of the report can also be viewed in PDF format:
Introduction and Executive Summary (PDF - 66kb)
Summary Report (PDF - 176kb)
Context (PDF - 203kb)
Literature Review (PDF - 146kb)
Survey Methodology (PDF - 79kb)
UK Earnings Data (PDF - 329kb)
German Earnings Data (PDF - 259kb)
UK / German Contracts (PDF - 146kb)
Appendix 1: Stat terms (PDF - 28kb)
Appendix 2: UK Questionnaire (PDF - 707kb)
Appendix 3: German Questionnaire (PDF - 307kb)
If you have any queries, or would like to discuss the content of this study, please contact Professor Martin Kretschmer.
Bournemouth Papers on Intellectual Property
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CIPPM publishes a research paper series Bournemouth Papers on Intellectual Property in association with Palladian Law Publishing (pre-2003).
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Editorial Policy
The Bournemouth Papers on Intellectual Property publish research associated with the activities of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management (CIPPM). Typically contributions address issues of topical relevance from a public policy or strategic management perspective, firmly grounded in legal analysis but open to a variety of socio-economic methodologies. Papers may be the result of post-graduate research conducted at CIPPM, lectures delivered at CIPPM, or work-in-progress by members of CIPPM.
The Bournemouth Papers on Intellectual Property are published by Bournemouth University in association with Palladian Law Publishing, and will appear in two to three volumes per year of about 60-100 pages. A catalogue record for these publications is available from the British Library. Copyright is retained by the authors. The editors are pleased to hear about proposals for future research projects or invited lectures.
Fulfilment
Volumes are priced at £8 (including postage) and can be ordered directly from the CIPPM Co-ordinator. Alternatively, please download the Bournemouth IP Booking Form (PDF - 52kb)
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Gurminder Panesar (Taylor Joynson Garrett): "Internet Technologies and the Traditional Conceptions of Trade Mark Protection in the UK" (2002) ISBN 1-85899-144-7 Editorial
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Gurminder Panesar joined Taylor Joynson Garrett as trainee solicitor in 2002. He holds an LL.B. from the University of London (King’s College) and an M.A. (Intellectual Property Management, with distinction) from Bournemouth University.
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Matthias Bärwolff, Berlin: "Linux and Windows - A Case of Market Failure?" (2002) ISBN 1-85899-143-9 Editorial
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Matthias Bärwolff was born in Berlin, and undertook vocational training in the field of computer science. After working for an Internet company in Berlin, he went on to gain an M.A. in International Business Finance (with distinction) from Bournemouth University. Matthias currently works as a research assistant at Humboldt Unversität Berlin, his focus lying with time series analysis and forecasting.
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Juliet Scullion (Technology Transfer Consultant RTC North): "Patenting Genes: an analysis of the interaction between law and industry in policy formation” (2002) ISBN 1-85899-142-0 Editorial
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Juliet Scullion was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and studied Human Genetics at the University of Leeds and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. During her undergraduate studies she became interested in the legal and ethical aspects of the subject and went on to gain a LL.M. in Intellectual Property Management (with distinction) from Bournemouth University. Currently, Juliet works as a Technology Transfer Consultant in the North East of England, managing intellectual property for the Region’s NHS Trusts.
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Suzanna Hawkes: "Licensing Intellectual Property: analysts' perceptions and share price effects” (2003). Editorial
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Suzanna Hawkes was born in England and grew up in France until 1983. Following vocational training in International Business Studies, she worked with Habitat, the UK Patent Office and Mandy Haberman, an independent inventor, raising awareness on Intellectual Property Rights. In 2003, she received an MA in Intellectual Property Management (with distinction) from Bournemouth University.
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Bernhard Wieczorek: Copycat Packaging: a comparison between UK, Austrian and German policy, law and enforcement (2004). Editorial |
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Bernhard Wieczorek was born in Austria and graduated from a Higher Technical College (control engineering) in 1994. From 1995 to 2001 he concurrently worked as junior assistant patent attorney and studied law in Vienna. After his court practice from 2001 to 2002 he attended the postgraduate course “Intellectual Property Management” at Bournemouth University and received his LL.M. (with distinction) in 2003. He is now working for the well-established Austrian law firm Preslmayr Rechtsanwälte OEG, especially in the fields of unfair competition, trade marks and copyright.
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D.M. Jenkins: The Industrial Application of Patent Analysis: An empirical study (2004). Editorial |
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Delyth Jenkins grew up in Wales and studied Chemistry at Southampton University, receiving her PhD in 1993. She then worked as an R&D manager at Procter & Gamble, where she gained practical experience of patent strategy development. In 2003, she was awarded an MA in Intellectual Property Management (with Distinction) from Bournemouth University and is currently living and working in Guangzhou, China.
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Mitain Patel: The Transition from Patented Drugs to Generics: TRIPS Constraints and Policy Options (2005) ISBN 1-85899-210-9. Editorial |
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Mitain Patel was born in London, and after having lived in Singapore and France for several years, settled back in the UK in 1994. He is a graduate of the University of Bristol (Chemistry, 2003, part of which was spent studying at the University of Heidelberg in Germany) and of Bournemouth University (LLM Intellectual Property Management with distinction, 2005). Mitain is due to start the Graduate Diploma in Law at Nottingham Law School in September 2005 under a training contract with Field Fisher Waterhouse.
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Timothy Rose: Convenient Pigeon Holes? The Classification of Trade Marks in Historical Perspective (2005) ISBN 1-85899-211-7. Editorial |
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Timothy Rose graduated from the University of Leeds in 2002 with a LLB Honours degree in Law, and from Bournemouth University with a LLM in “Intellectual Property Management” (2004). He is currently embarking on a career as a trade mark attorney with the UK based firm Barker Brettell.
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