{"id":30384,"date":"2026-04-21T15:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ivir.nl\/?post_type=vo_events&p=30384"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:08:47","slug":"serciac-2026","status":"publish","type":"vo_events","link":"https:\/\/www.ivir.nl\/nl\/agenda\/serciac-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On 6 and 7 July IViR will host the <\/strong>
23rd<\/sup> Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI).<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This conference provides a platform for academics from all over the world to present and discuss research relating economic theory to all aspects of copyright and intellectual property of a cultural nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local organisers are Joost Poort<\/mark><\/a> (University of Amsterdam) and Nerko Hadziarapovic<\/mark><\/a> (HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please find all practical information, information about the programme and a registration link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venue<\/strong>
The congress will be held at IViR, Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Address:<\/em><\/strong>
REC A5.24 (5th<\/sup> floor)
Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
1018 WV Amsterdam
The Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The building is best reached by metro, at a five-minute walking distance from Weesperplein station. For directions, see also here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday July 6<\/mark><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:30<\/td>Walk-in & coffee<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
8:50<\/td>Welcome address<\/strong>: Ariel Katz (SERCI President), Joost Poort (University of Amsterdam).<\/td><\/tr>
9:00<\/td>Session 1: SERCI Annual Guest Keynote Lecture.<\/em><\/strong> Chairperson:<\/em> Ariel Katz (University of Toronto).
Speaker: Imke Reimers<\/mark><\/a><\/strong> (Cornell University), \u201cCopyright: Effects of Digitization and Implications for LLMs\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
10:00<\/td>Coffee break<\/td><\/tr>
10:30<\/td>Session 2: Artificial Intelligence.<\/strong> Chairperson:<\/em> Kristelia Garcia (Georgetown University). <\/strong>
 
1. Christian Handke<\/strong> (Erasmus University of Rotterdam), \u201cMachines Will Not Replace Us: Generative AI, Artists Labour Markets and the Need for Certification\u201d.
2. Timothy Hsieh<\/strong> (Oklahoma City University), \u201c\u201cI Don\u2019t Want Your AI Slop, or Pink Slime Either\u201d: Market Substitution, Brown Shoe Submarkets, and the Fourth Fair Use Factor in the Age of Generative AI\u201d.
3. Sepehr Shahshahani<\/strong> (Washington University School of Law), \u201cMarket Design for AI. Beyond the copyright binary\u201d.
4. Zachary Cooper<\/strong> (Weizenbaum Institute \/ Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), \u201cCre-AI-tive Control: Interventions Against the Privatisation of Creativity and Copyright in the Age of AI Assisted Works\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
12:30<\/td>Lunch break<\/td><\/tr>
13:30<\/td>Session 3: The Creative Economy. <\/strong>Chairperson<\/em>: Christian Handke (Erasmus University of Rotterdam).

1. Dimiter Gantchev<\/strong> (Visiting Professor, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London), \u201cThe Role of Data in the Creative Economy\u201d.
2. Giovanni Ramello<\/strong> (University of Turin), \u201cLabour Division and Imitation in Creative Markets\u201d.
3. Ruth Towse<\/strong> (University of Bornemouth), \u201cCost-Benfit Analysis, Copyright Law and AI: The UK Experience of Policy Change\u201d.
4. Felipe Buitrago<\/strong> (WIPO), \u201cThe Creative Eco-System Diagnostic Model\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
15:30<\/td>Coffee break<\/td><\/tr>
16:00<\/td>Session 4<\/strong>: Copyright Registrations.<\/strong> Chairperson<\/em>: Richard Watt (University of Canterbury)

1. Xiaoren Wang <\/strong>(University of Dundee and CREATe), \u201cCreatively Misinformed: Mining Social Media to Capture Internet Creators and Users\u2019 Misunderstanding of Copyright Registration\u201d.
2. Ryan Safner <\/strong>(US Copyright Office), \u201cWhat Copyrights Are Registered?\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
17:00<\/td>SERCI AGM<\/td><\/tr>
17:15<\/td>Drinks<\/td><\/tr>
18:30<\/td>SERCI gala supper<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday July 7<\/mark><\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
8:30<\/td>Walk-in & coffee<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
9:00<\/td>Session 5: Copyright Industries.<\/strong> Chairperson:<\/em> Ruth Towse (University of Bournemouth)

1. Antanina Garansvilli<\/strong> (London Metropolitan University), \u201cIntellectual Property Right Bundling by Firms in Copyright-Intensive Industries\u201d.
2. Michael Palmedo<\/strong> (US Copyright Office), \u201cAI Skill Demand and Employment Stratification in Copyright-Intensive Information Industries: Evidence from Job Postings and Industry-Level Employment Data\u201d.
3. Martin Kretschmer<\/strong> (University of Glasgow and CREATe), \u201cKnowledge Markets of Dysfunction: Do Libraries Have a Future?\u201d.
4. Gerry Wall<\/strong> (Wall Communications), \u201cProfile of Canadian Copyright Collective Administrations\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
10:00<\/td>Coffee break<\/td><\/tr>
10:30<\/td>Session 6: Piracy, Enforcement and Fair Use<\/strong>.<\/em> Chairperson: <\/em> Giovanni Ramello (University of Turin).<\/strong>

1. Brett Dannaher<\/strong> (Chapman University), \u201cThe Incremental Effect of High-Quality Piracy Sources on Theatrical Revenue\u201d.
2. Hannibal Travis <\/strong>(Florida International University), \u201cReliable Sources? The Fake News Scare and the Decline of Fair Use in USA\u201d.
3. Christian Peukert <\/strong>(University of Lausanne), \u201cPlatform Governance and Automated Enforcement: Evidence From YouTube Content ID\u201d.
4. Juliana Paix\u00e3o<\/strong> (FGV Rio), \u201cIs Copyright a Barrier to Algorithmic Accountability?\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
12:30<\/td>Lunch<\/td><\/tr>
13:30<\/td>Session 7: Music<\/strong>.<\/em> Chairperson:<\/em> Brett Dannaher (Chapman University)

1. Qinquing Xu<\/strong> (Manchester University), \u201cA Disconnected Reality: The Flourishing Chinese Music Industry and Struggling Songwriters\u201d.
2. Will Page<\/strong> (Pivotal Economics), \u201cA Case For Completion\u201d.
3. Alexander Cuntz<\/strong> (WIPO), \u201cPlatform Discovery and Cumulative Creativity in the Music Industry\u201d.
4. James Rhys Edwards<\/strong> (SINUS Markt- und Sozialforschung GmbH), \u201cLocal Repertoire, Sense of Place, and the Welfare Gap in Collective Licensing: Evidence From a Field Experiment in European In-Store Music Environments\u201d.<\/td><\/tr>
16:30<\/td>Wrap up of congress<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hotels<\/strong>
Amsterdam hotels have gotten fairly expensive over the last few years, but we\u2019ve arranged discounts for a few recommended hotels in various price ranges, that are relatively close by. Once you\u2019ve registered via the link below, we\u2019ll send you some suggestions and the promo codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration<\/strong>
There is no registration fee for this conference but is it mandatory<\/span> to register via the form below for logistics and catering purposes (preferably before 19 June<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n