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Copyright Conference 2021 Programme


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10.00

Welcome

Naomi Korn
10.05  

Keynote: Who's afraid of the copyright wolf: research, access and respect

 
Much of the digitisation landscape is dictated by copyright, particularly for 20th century content. For researchers, this can create complex barriers to access to either individual collections item, or aggregated collections data, that are often confusing to navigate. For researchers working in the Digital Humanities, access to materials can dictate project direction, or the questions that can be asked via digital methods. In this talk, Terras will reflect on how copyright has shaped her research projects - and also, how the perceived boundaries of copyright affect the research environment. The fear of copyright affects both researchers and institutions: Terras asks if the framing of forceful copyright restrictions can also be replaced with stressing the contribution institutions make to safeguarding and stewarding collections for ongoing research access.
 
Professor Melissa Terras: Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage, University of Edinburgh
10.30

Q&A
10.40

Brexit, orphan works, and your next steps

Naomi will analyse the UK Government response to leaving the EU and its position on orphan works. Based on key questions Naomi is answering as part of her part-time Phd research at the University of Edinburgh, Naomi will outline next steps and suggest what you might want to think about doing next.

Naomi Korn: Naomi Korn Associates
11.00

Q&A
11.10

Break 10 minutes
11.20

Exceptions to Copyright

In this talk, Jane and Chris will talk about the ways in which educational establishments have addressed copyright issues associated with the shift to online learning. They will discuss the importance of educational exceptions as a vital supplement to the use of licensed resources to enable the use of images, printed materials and audiovisual content to teach online.

Dr Jane Secker: Senior Lecturer in Educational Development, City, University of London
Chris Morrison: Copyright and Licensing Manager, University of Kent
11.40

Q&A
11.50

Open Access and Plan S

The open access debate of the past two decades has raised issues around long-standing assumptions regarding copyright in scholarly journal articles.  This has intensified as funders have looked to using rights as a way to promote greater open access.  This talk will look at the current state of the debate through the lens of recent policy from cOAlition S.

David Prosser: Executive Director, RLUK
12.10

Q&A
12.20 Summing up
12.25

Lunch
1.25 Welcome back
1.30

Bumps in the road: copyright responses to COVID in Higher Education


Many aspects of our daily lives has been disrupted in some way over the course of the pandemic and copyright services are no exception. For those of us working in higher education institutions the sudden shift to online resource provision has meant that we need to work to adapt and enhance our provision in response to the lack of access to physical materials. At the same time we need to manage expectations in terms of the availability of online materials and educate both users and staff in a constantly changing environment.

This talk will look at the copyright journey taken by Cambridge University Libraries over the course of the last year. It will highlight how the initial response to the emergency was developed into a successful service, the challenges we faced as a university library with legal deposit responsibilities and the potential legacy of these changes for our copyright service. It will conclude with some of the lessons learnt and planned next steps to ensure that we build a copyright service useful to all.

Claire Sewell: Research Support Librarian for Physical Sciences, Cambridge University

Kate Faulkner: Law Faculty Librarian, Cambridge University
1.50

Q&A
2.00 

Share Copies Not COVID: Update on CLA Developments

James will provide an overview of CLA’s latest initiatives in response to the pandemic, looking at developments since the 2020 CILIP Copyright Conference, including licence enhancements to help with online teaching in schools and universities, and CLA and PLS’s support for the process of REF submission by HEIs. 

James Bennett: Head of Rights and Licensing, Copyright Licensing Agency 
2.20

Q&A
2.30

10 minute break
2.40

Europeana's licensing framework: a standardised approach to deal with unharmonised copyright frameworks

Europeana aggregates and displays digital cultural heritage from across Europe and beyond, and as such, is in touch with the diverse copyright challenges faced at the national level by cultural heritage institutions. During this session, Ariadna will briefly introduce how Europeana showcases and uses digital cultural heritage, its central licensing system, the standardised tools that Europeana relies on, what the coming changes such as the CDSM Directive might bring to challenges that are left to be solved.

Ariadna Matas: Policy Advisor, Europeana Foundation

3.00

Q&A
3.10

Brexit and Copyright - what does the future hold?

In 2020, the UK was in a holding pattern with respect to Brexit. Although it had left the EU, the transition period meant that EU law continued to apply. With the expiry of the transition period on 31 December 2020, copyright stakeholders and policy-makers are now experiencing the full implications of Brexit, both in terms of day-to-day practices and the longer term vision for copyright law in this country. This presentation does not seek to reventilate questions about whether Brexit was desirable. Rather, it asks what the future of copyright might look like. To answer this, it starts by explaining the current legal position in relation to the status of EU instruments and case law in the UK. It then identifies areas where EU harmonisation has been particularly significant, and makes some predictions about the likely direction of UK copyright law over the coming years. Finally, it offers some views about the sort of copyright reforms that the UK should consider.

Dr Emily Hudson: Reader in Law, King's College London
3.30

Q&A
3.40

Break 10 minutes
3.50

The Open University - challenges and opportunities with copyright and licensing

In this talk Priya will talk about the opportunities and challenges to The Open University in relation copyright and licencing. The effect of Covid19 has led other organisations to consider delivering courses online. Priya will be able to provide a unique perspective in this area because The Open University is a worldwide leader in teaching and delivering courses online for a number of years. Priya will also discuss how copyright and licencing opportunities allow an organisation like The Open University to expand their reach in delivering courses. 

Priya Haria: Content, Licencing, and Intellectual Property Assistant, The Open University 

Priya successfully applied for this final speaker slot of the conference.
 4.10

Q&A
 4.20

Summary

Naomi Korn
 4.25

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