Cultural Heritage Law… Dr Mathilde Pavis Responds to the UK Intellectual Property Office on AI and Performers’ Rights 8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020 Dr Mathilde Pavis published a Response to the call for views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office in September 2020. The aim of…
Culture and Society… Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-over Industries: A Survey of 200+ Voice-overs 18 Jul 20193 Dec 2020 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…
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 20193 Dec 2020 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…
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…
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… Dr Mathilde Pavis awarded Canadian Research Fellowship 29 Jun 20183 Dec 2020 Dr 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…
