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• You are cordially invited to BLACA's Festive seminar which we will hold jointly with the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS) on Thursday, 12 December 2024 at 6pm. The event will be kindly hosted by DACS and take place at their premises at 33 Old Bethnal Green Road, London E2 6AA. The seminar, which will focus on artistic copyright, will be followed by a reception with seasonal drinks and snacks. Further details to follow. For the time being, please save the date to join us for our festive copyright evening.

• Our January meeting is going to be on The Metaverse: a review of the copyright issues and challenges. A report commissioned by the UK IP Office and will take place on 9 Jan 2025 at 6pm at Bristows. Speakers: Dr Gaetano Dimita, Reader in Interactive Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute/Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London, Dr Michaela Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Management, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London and Dr Yin Harn Lee, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol.

Dr Gaetano Dimita is a Reader in Interactive Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute/Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London; Avvocato (Italian Bar - Rome). He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review, Edward Elgar, the producer of the More Than Just a Game conference series, the co-author of Mastering the Game 2nd edition, WIPO, and a video games enthusiast.

Dr. Michaela Macdonald is a Senior Lecturer in Management, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London. She is co-editor in chief of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review and co-organizer of the More Than Just a Game conference series. She has worked with the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the UK Intellectual Property Office, the European Space Agency and the European Audiovisual Observatory.

Dr Yin Harn Lee is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol and co-director of the Centre for Global Law and Innovation. She has research interests in intellectual property law (in particular copyright law) and private law remedies. Her most recent projects deal with the status of videogame modifications under copyright law, the challenges presented by copyright law for the preservation of videogames by cultural heritage institutions, and legal and remedial gaps relating to digital assets. She has also recently spoken on the impact of generative AI on creative workers and practices within the videogame industry.

The report can be found here.

Recent news and updates

• ALAI European Authors' Right Award - Supported by GESAC - 2024/2025 Edition - The deadlines for applications has now passed (15 November 2024). Results will be announced soon. You can download the relevant information here: Flyer in English and French; Guidelines in English and French; Application form in English and French.
• On 17 February 2024, ALAI adopted a Resolution concerning the impact of AI on copyright, accessible here.