ECRN & DRN: Demystifying Copyright and Image Licensing
DRN and ECRN Events – Andrea Wallace, Douglas McCarthy, Chen Zhu, Victoria Hooper
Join your ECRN and DRN Convenors, Cai and Ed, for an insightful session on the intricacies of copyright and image licensing in Britain.
What is copyright? What is image licensing? Who – or what institution – holds copyright? What is public access? How and when do I license images? How do I, as an early career or doctoral researcher, navigate these confusing landscapes?
If any of these questions have kept you up at night, then this session is designed for you. Join your ECRN and DRN Convenors, Cai and Ed, for an insightful session on the intricacies of copyright and image licensing in the British context. This event will cover essential topics such as understanding copyright laws, navigating image licensing agreements and best practices for using copyrighted materials in academic work.
During the first hour, gain practical knowledge from our panel of four experts: Dr Andrea Wallace, Douglas McCarthy, Dr Chen Zu, and Victoria Hooper. This will be followed by a roundtable Q&A session to help you clear any lingering confusion so you can leave with a better understanding of how to legally and ethically use images in your research. Do not miss this opportunity to enhance your academic toolkit!
About the speakers
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Andrea Wallace is an associate professor of law and technology at the University of Exeter and UK Director of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded GLAM-E Lab. Andrea’s research considers the impact of digital technologies on the preservation, interpretation and dissemination of art and cultural heritage in light of the obstacles and opportunities presented by the digital realm. She regularly consults for the cultural sector on open access for digital collections.
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Douglas McCarthy is Head of Library Learning Centre at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. He is an art historian by academic training and has worked internationally in museums, art collections and archives for over twenty years. His areas of expertise include managing digital collections, open access strategies, copyright and licensing.
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Chen Zhu is an associate professor of intellectual property law at Birmingham Law School. He has an abiding research interest in the law and regulation of creative media. He is a co-editor of the critically acclaimed book Music Borrowing and Copyright Law, where lawyers and music experts around the world share their expertise on difficult music copyright infringement issues in a sociohistorical context. Chen is also interested in computational legal theory and his working programming languages includes Sonic Pi and LilyPond for his music copyright research.
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Victoria Hooper is Head of Licensing at the Design and Artists Copyright Society (DACS). She has nineteen years of experience in the rights industry and, as Head of Licensing, negotiates agreements for the use of artworks by globally renowned artists, ensuring fair compensation and the protection of their rights. Victoria is also actively involved in discussions with her international counterparts to understand how visual rights and negotiations are playing out in different territories.