IViR Lecture Series: AI, Copyright and Collective Licensing: Perspectives from Australia

IViR is pleased to announce that Rita Matulionytewill give a lecture entitledAI, Copyright and Collective Licensing: Perspectives from Australiaon Tuesday 16 June 2026 Extensive use of works in the training of AI, particularly generative AI models, has led to proposals to introduce compulsory or extended collective licensing (ECL) copyright licensing schemes that would arguably ensure… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: AI, Copyright and Collective Licensing: Perspectives from Australia

IViR Lecture Series: From Runway to Regulation: Understanding the Legal Ecosystem of the Fashion Industry

IViR is pleased to announce that Prof. Irene Calboli will give a lecture entitled From Runway to Regulation: Understanding the Legal Ecosystem of the Fashion Industry on Wednesday 4 June 2025 From haute couture runways to fast fashion retail, the dazzling fashion world operates within a complex web of legal and regulatory frameworks. But what… Continue reading IViR Lecture Series: From Runway to Regulation: Understanding the Legal Ecosystem of the Fashion Industry

IViR Lunch Lecture: The Quantum Age by Prof. Chris Hoofnagle

On Friday 19th of April Prof. Chris Hoofnaglewill give a lunch lecture entitled“The Quantum Age“ In Law and Policy for the Quantum Age (Cambridge University Press 2022, open access), Simson Garfinkel and Chris Hoofnagle argue that quantum sensing—not a collapse of cryptography—is the most important near-term implication of quantum technologies. In this talk, Hoofnagle will… Continue reading IViR Lunch Lecture: The Quantum Age by Prof. Chris Hoofnagle

IViR Lunch Lecture: Towards a fair balance in the digitised music industry: setting the tone

IViR is pleased to announce that Jozefien Vanherpe will give a Lunch Lecture entitledTowards a fair balance in the digitised music industry: setting the tone on 31 May 2022 This lecture introduces the dissertation of Jozefien Vanherpe, which focuses on the question how the legal framework can contribute to achieving a fair(er) balance between the… Continue reading IViR Lunch Lecture: Towards a fair balance in the digitised music industry: setting the tone