Official account of the British Literary and Artistic Copyright Association, the UK group of the Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale (ALAI)
London, England
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Here is a message from BLACA’s newly-elected Chairman, Stephen Edwards
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12 October 2023 - 'Moral rights in our contemporary landscape'. Ysolde Gendreau and BLACA members Gillian Davies, Brigitte Lindner, Paul Torremans will be sharing highlights and insights of the new Research Handbook on IP and Moral Rights. blaca.org/seminars
13 July 2023: 'The absence of sunset: The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill and its effect on copyright (and other) law'. Professor Phillip Johnson will discuss how the legislation (incl. end of “retained” EU supremacy) may work in the future blaca.org/
11 May 2023: "Reflections on copyright in shrubberies and on garden designers who say ‘Ni’" - Our May meeting is devoted to copyright aspects of garden architecture and similar outdoor spaces.
With Dr Martin Schaefer and Simon Clark blaca.org/
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Here is the link to the membership page of the @BLACAORG website blaca.org/membership and please feel free to contact the Secretary and/or the Treasurer!
The J.A.L. Sterling Postgraduate Bursary Award in cooperation with @qmipri and @QMSchoolofLaw
& @KCL_Law: a tremendous opportunity for those considering an LL.M. in IP. See the call + videos by alumni on their experience as recipients of the award blaca.org/bursary
J.A.L. Sterling Postgraduate Bursary Award for LLM in Intellectual Property - closing date 31 July 2023. @BLACAORG
qmul.ac.uk/law/postgraduate/…
Our next seminar will be:
'The key differences between IP Litigation in Scotland and England'
2nd March 2023, 6.15pm. Colin Hulme (Burness Paull) will run through 10 key tips to take into account when enforcing IP rights in Scotland. blaca.org/
Here is the call for the 2023 J.A.L. Sterling Postgraduate Bursary In Copyright Law, supported by @BLACA & @stationerscomms in cooperation with
@qmipri and @QMSchoolofLaw & @KCL_Law
Closing Date: midnight BST 31 July 2023 blaca.org/bursary
"Orphan Works: an academic and practical review of the current law": the @BLACAORG 1st session of 2023 will be on the UK’s OW regime & a comparative discussion. Intro by Dr Frabboni; Lord Justice Birss will provide his experience of obtaining an OW licence blaca.org/
The next BLACA seminar will be on 'The proposed new UK text & data mining exception'.
8 December 2022, 6.15pm
Speaker: Toby Headdon (Senior Associate, Bristows LLP)
Chair: Professor Alison Firth, BLACA Chairman
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We are sad to announce the death, on 27 October, 2022 of BLACA Honorary Member Michael Freegard.
A full notice is available on the BLACA website (blaca.org/news).
"From blockchain to NFTs, copyright issues and non-issues": join us on 11 October for an event devoted to all things copyright!
With @technollama (@SussexUni) and @sophie_goossens (@reedsmithllp)
See you at @BristowsLawFirm in London!
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A new UK Copyright Act? Looking forward to being a commentator on this @BLACAORG event - Chair @eLAWnora - Speaker Lord Justice Arnold - @BristowsLawFirm - 26th May #copyright #law
Does the United Kingdom need a new copyright Act?
Join us at the London offices of Bristows Law Firm in the evening of 26 May for an in-person event that will try to the answer this intriguing and important question!
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Does the United Kingdom need a new copyright Act?
Join us at the London offices of Bristows Law Firm in the evening of 26 May for an in-person event that will try to the answer this intriguing and important question!
blaca.org/
Our next in-person event will be devoted to all things "Rights and stage productions": join us in London @BristowsLawFirm on 12 May for an evening of discussions featuring, as speakers, @DrLukeMcDonagh, Ysolde Gendreau, Philippe Kern and Brigitte Lindner! blaca.org/
Join us on Thursday (10/3) to discuss all things copyright exhaustion! With Catriona Macleod Stevenson (Publishers Association), David Harmsworth (@PPLUK) and Guido Westkamp (@QMIPRI) as Speakers and Stephen Edwards as Chair blaca.org/seminars
BLACA members were all extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Prof William Rodolph (Bill) Cornish, a giant of IP and copyright scholarship to whom we are all greatly indebted and grateful blaca.org/news
The new BLACA website is now live! Please take a look and discover all the activities taking place over the next few months blaca.org/
