Culture and Society… Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-over Industries: A Survey of 200+ Voice-overs 18 Jul 201922 Aug 2019 The Centre for Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter publish their report on remuneration and contractual practices in the UK voice-over industries based on an online survey of over…
Past Events Exeter Law School hosts inaugural Patent Scholars Network 11 Jun 201924 Jun 2019 In the UK and the Republic of Ireland, there is a relatively small community of patent law scholars and at many institutions there is typically only a single patent law…
News SCuLE Researchers lead discussions with UK voice-over industry and experts 11 Jun 201918 Jun 2019 Dr Mathilde Pavis and Dr Huda Tulti have been investigating if internet platforms designed to bring competition to the UK voice-over industry could cause low pay rates. Declining levels of…
Cultural Heritage Law… IP and Living Works with National Galleries of Scotland 25 Apr 201919 Jul 2019 The 'IP and Living Works' project will co-develop with National Galleries of Scotland best practice guidelines that clarify the IP issues at stake during the commission, acquisition and collection of…
Current Projects… Fair Pay and Fair Play in the UK Voice-Over Industry 25 Apr 201921 Jun 2019 This 8-month project examines the the impact of platform services on remuneration and contracts in the UK voice-over industry. Project Description Lending a Voice: Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-Over…
Cultural Heritage Law… Who Owns Outsider Art? 25 Apr 201919 Jun 2019 Within the art world, creations by artists with mental health conditions or disabilities have developed into a well-established art movement known as Outsider Art, for which the public appetite grows…
Current Projects… Space Law, Intellectual Property and Space Technology 25 Apr 201925 Jun 2019 Space technology a field of growing importance, for fields such as modern communications as well as areas as diverse as climate change, national security and agriculture. The legal framework within…
News UK Performers could face falling wages in the gig economy 21 Mar 201921 Jun 2019 The gig economy could drive down wages and de-professionalise the UK voice-over industry as jobs are increasingly advertised online, experts have warned. Academics are investigating if new internet platforms designed…
Paul Kimani Paul is a third-year PhD Candidate in Law at the University of Exeter. He has a LLM from the University College London and a LLB from the University of Nairobi…
Mathilde Pavis Mathilde joined the University of Exeter as a Lecturer in Law in July 2016. She holds a Licence and Maitrise in Law from the University of Rennes (France), an LLM…
Andrea Wallace Andrea is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Exeter. She has a PhD in Cultural Heritage Law from the University of Glasgow with the CREATe RCUK Centre for…
IP and Innovation Law… Models could own the rights to their catwalk sashay 18 Sep 201821 Jun 2019 Models could make a claim to own the rights to the recording of their sashays and struts they use on the catwalk – and should be able to make more…
IP and Innovation Law… Mathilde Pavis awarded Canadian Research Fellowship 29 Jun 201819 Jun 2019 Mathilde Pavis has received support from the UK-Canada Foundation to undertake research in Canada on the legal protection of performing artists. The UK-Canada Foundation's grant will enable Mathilde to carry…
News Finnish Ministry Representative Speaks on Contemporary Copyright Issues 20 Jun 201819 Jun 2019 Ms Ana Vuopala, Government Counsellor at the Art and Cultural Policy Department of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland, shared her practical insight into copyright law in the…
IP and Innovation Law… Exeter Law School Hosts International Conference in IP Law 15 Jun 201819 Jun 2019 On the 16th and 17th of April, Exeter Law School hosted its second international conference in intellectual property (IP) law. The event was co-hosted by the New IP Lawyers network…
News BILETA Prize for Best Presentation at International IP Conference 3 Jun 201819 Jun 2019 Exeter Law School and the New IP Lawyers network were delighted to award the BILETA prize for the ‘Best Presentation By a Doctoral Researcher’ on the occasion of their second…
Current Projects… The Impact of Patents on Translational Research: Non-Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis in Europe and the US 1 May 201825 Jun 2019 The intersection of patent law with cutting edge biomedical science presents important challenges to the operation of the law, both in theory and in practice. This research explores the role…
News Andrea Wallace gives Keynote at New Zealand’s National Digital Forum 17 Nov 201719 Jun 2019 In November, Andrea Wallace presented her research on the impact that a claim to copyright in reproductions has on meaningful access to and reuse of the public domain at the…
