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100 Years of Copyright, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

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100 Years of Copyright, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin

The 100 Years of Copyright Festival organised by the Berlin cultural centre Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) provided a platform to discuss the health of the creative ecosystem. HKW asked questions such as who represents the interests of the artists and consumers in negotiations of the future conditions for creative work? How is cultural production impaired when copyright and artistic freedom are played against one another? I was invited to contribute to the festival through a workshop, at a panel with other industry representatives, and in writing, on the edited collection accompanying the festival.

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Case study on the EU copyright reform and its impact in the UK: the Fair Internet for Performers Campaign

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Case study on the EU copyright reform and its impact in the UK: the Fair Internet for Performers Campaign

In the context of the latest EU copyright reform, a coalition representing 500.000 performers across Europe launched the Fair Internet for Performers Campaign to secure royalty payments on streaming. This Leverhulme-funded study carried out at the University of Cambridge examined i) the political reform process; ii) the effectiveness of the campaign; and iii) whether relative bargaining power predetermined success. The full peer-reviewed article resulting from this case study can be found here.

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