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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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Academia meets industry: creating long-term collaborations, University of Cambridge

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Academia meets industry: creating long-term collaborations, University of Cambridge

The government is increasingly steering universities to demonstrate the impact of their research projects through the so-called ‘impact agenda’. Scholars are therefore expected to engage with industry and government to find out what the key issues might be and help to address them through research. I offered this course in collaboration with Professor of Intellectual Property Lionel Bently to provide a platform for scholars to engage critically with the impact agenda by entering in direct conversation with some of the music industry’s most influential stakeholders.

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