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📚 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? Yes – in certain cases, EU copyright law allows it. These are called 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and they’re designed to strike a balance between protecting creators and enabling public access, creativity, education, and innovation 💡 Not sure when and how these exceptions apply? That’s exactly what 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐫.𝐄𝐔 is here to help with 👍 🧠 Use our interactive tools and expert guidance to understand: - When permission is required - When exceptions apply - How to make informed, lawful choices when using existing works Explore the exceptions and find your way through the complexity of EU copyright law 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGYMmD-v

Francesca Rotolo, postodc at Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, visited CREATe in May 2025 and took part in our Spring School 🎓 In this blog post, she reflects on the sessions she attended and shares her impressions of the experience ✍️ Over 4 packed days, participants from across the globe engaged with leading scholars and practitioners in copyright, competition, and technology regulation in the cultural sector 💡 The Spring School was organised in collaboration with ReCreating Europe 🤝 https://lnkd.in/eDzxinSE

🤔 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? 𝐎𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞’𝐬? Understanding how copyright works are exploited is essential for anyone creating, sharing, or reusing content. 🎯 What’s the difference between: - An 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (grants rights to one licensee only) - A 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 (allows multiple uses by different people) - A licence that applies to a whole work vs just part of it? And what about… 🕐 Time limits 🌍 Jurisdictional scope 📜 Contractual terms ⚖️ The limits of moral rights? All of this matters whether you're licensing a song, a character from a show, or a snippet of film. ✨ CopyrightUser.EU breaks down how licensing works, what to look for in contracts, and why clarity up front can help avoid costly confusion later. Explore your rights, and how to share or protect your work with confidence: https://copyrightuser.eu

Last week, Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina, and Victoria Stobo from the CREATe Centre (University of Glasgow) and the Centre for Archive Studies (University of Liverpool) published a study commissioned by CC titled "Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector." The study aims to advance understanding of how open licensing is being used in cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) and to additionally share potential strategies that others could implement in their institution. The authors wrote an article that provides contextual background on the study and highlights their recommendations for CHIs. It also includes a link to the full report and a recording of last week's webinar where CC and the authors discussed the findings in detail. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/e7jNjtTQ Image: Box of pigments and implements for painting on china by Reeves & Sons London England. Public Domain. Yale Center for British Art.

Last Thursday, (June 26, 2025) I had the fantastic opportunity to speak at the CCP Academic Engagement: Behavioural Research Online Event, which was hosted by the Consumer and Competition Policy (CCP) Directorate at the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Magali Eben for coordinating this event and inviting me to be part of the CREATe presentation team. 🙌 During my presentation, I discussed the concept and my findings of system-level dark patterns (or manipulative online choice architecture) and how they manifest in the video game sector, particularly in live-service games, based on my empirical research. In my opinion, system-level dark patterns in live-service games differ substantially from the mainstream understanding of dark patterns found in e-commerce or social media platforms. While they can be challenging to identify, we can pinpoint critical 'knots' in the system architecture where dark patterns are more likely to emerge. Overall, it was a valuable experience, and I received many insightful questions and feedback that will help me refine my research further! ✍  #darkpatterns #liveservicegames #manipulativedesigns #deceptivedesigns #Consumerprotection #videogames

20 years after revolutionising PC gaming with Steam, Valve is now under legal scrutiny for allegedly stifling competition 🎮 In this new blog post, Joost van Dreunen dives into the Wolfire v. Valve case, recently certified as a class action, which raises fundamental questions about platform power, pricing control, and digital market regulation 💡 As the case heads into a critical phase, it could reshape how antitrust law applies to dominant digital platforms, with major consequences for the creative industries 👀 Read here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNR-KfMP

This week, we celebrated the graduation of our law students, an important milestone for both them and our academic community 👩🎓🧑🎓 To all our graduates: thank you for your contributions to our classrooms, research projects, and wider university life. We wish you all the best as you move into the next stage of your careers 🤝

Our colleagues Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina with Victoria Stobo are currently presenting their latest research on the Economics of Open Licensing Models in the Cultural Heritage Sector 💡 Based on case studies from Brazil, the UK, the EU, and the USA, this work explores how open licensing serves not only as a practical mechanism but also as a strategic resource for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. This research was funded by Creative Commons 🤝 📘 Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/e-sXFrhT

🚨 New Report 🚨 How are cultural heritage institutions actually using open licensing in practice? Bartolomeo Meletti, Kristofer Erickson, Aline Iramina and Victoria Stobo have just published a study exploring real-world open licensing practices across a wide range of cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) 💡 🔍 The report offers insight into how open licensing is being applied on the ground, highlighting local strategies, challenges, and opportunities – without promoting a one-size-fits-all approach. Read report here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-sXFrhT Want to hear more? Tomorrow (24 June) the authors will present the findings during a webinar 🎙️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/egTWFXJY This research was funded by Creative Commons 🤝 Find more about CREATe reports here: https://lnkd.in/eNRrw4MU

Here's a taster of a competition law lecture with us... https://lnkd.in/eJDbx7q9 Like what you see? Then you may be interested in our LLM in International Competition Law and Policy at the University of Glasgow. Join David Reader, Konstantinos Stylianou, Liana Japaridze and myself in class and get to experience the many activities outside the classroom we organise within CREATe and the School of Law. Applications close soon, on the 7th of July. Visit https://lnkd.in/eK6FwhaJ for info on how to apply.