Anne Buky, Licensing Consultant and NKCC Associate, looks at how museums and heritage organisations have developed strong brand licensing programmes. (c) IWM Working with museums and heritage organisations is an immense privilege. When asked why I do so it is not hard to find the answers – breath-taking collections, beautiful buildings, experts with encyclopaedic knowledge […]
By Corinna Reicher,Fim & Rights Researcher, NKCC Clearing Rights & Films: Bringing Out the Inner Sherlock Clearing rights is a process that many find daunting. Knowing where to start can be overwhelming, and research usually turns out to be anything but straightforward. Yet, it is exactly this uncertainty that is also the most fun and […]
This is the first of a series of blog posts written by NKCC Consultants. Its a pleasure to introduce Professor Charles Oppenheim, Senior Consultant at NKCC. “I was until 2009 Professor of Information Science and Head of the Department of Information Science at Loughborough University. I am currently a Visiting Professor at three UK Universities. […]
In advance of a workshop about copyright policies, I wanted to put together some key thoughts based on my experiences over the years of drafting organisational copyright and IP policies for a variety of clients, including museums, libraries, NGO’s, Universities etc. The first thing to say is that almost always, a copyright policy is more […]
By Prof. Charles Oppenheim Senior Consultant, NKCC To complement its existing suite of consultancy services and advice, NKCC now offers advice and consultancy on trade marks. There are two types of trade marks – Registered Trade Marks, administered by the UK Intellectual Property Organisation, for which one must apply for registration, pay application and renewal […]
Last summer, I had the pleasure to present to a number of University Copyright Experts about – Copyright, Licensing and Digital Images: Teaching the teachers what they can use when they teach. conference-talk At the best of times, the relationship between what content can be used under a licence, and what content can be used […]
In a post truth, post Trump, Brexit world, museums, archives, libraries and other cultural heritage organisations have more of a vital role now in collecting, curating and providing access to ephemera and objects than ever before. Indeed, museums in the US are actively collecting signs, placards, posters and objects that protesters have donated or left […]
Happy New Year everyone! Courtesy, British Council 2017 is going to be another bumper opportunity to skill up on a variety of copyright, licensing and rights-related topics through a range of copyright workshops, seminars and conferences I will be participating in/running up and down the country. Please email me naomi@naomikorn.com if you would like to […]
I’ve just returned from China having participated in the two day UK-China Museum Commercial Enterprise and Copyright Protection and Utilisation Training at Guangdong Museum funded by Arts Exhibition China and the British Council as well as the 2nd Guangzhou International Exposition on Copyright Trade Museum of Cultural Relics. It’s been an amazing honour and privilege […]
I am delighted to provide an overview of my interpretation of the UK’s exceptions to copyright following the successful amendments to UK copyright law in 2014. These are clearly not legal advice, but my interpretation. Hand in hand with these, I would strongly recommend reviewing the following excellent resources: Intellectual Property Office and particularly their […]
What is copyright? Copyright is mainly based on the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, subsequent revisions including the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003, Copyright Rights in Performances Regulations 2014, previous Copyright Acts (1911 and 1956), Directives, Treaties, Conventions and Case Law. Copyright is an exclusive economic right granted to the creator of original […]
A funny thing happened to me on my way back from Spain recently. I discovered that something I had written had been ripped off. Well, it wasn’t really funny. My stuff, unless its created specifically for a client – gets reused all the time – I want that to happen – I encourage it to […]
