Naomi Korn was delighted to deliver a specialist webinar titled AI and Copyright: Navigating Risks and Opportunities for Museums in Ireland and Northern Ireland in partnership with The Irish Museums Association (IMA) on 4 November. The webinar provided the audience of museum professionals with practical insights into how AI technologies intersect with copyright law, ethical considerations, […]
Copyright in the gaming world extends far beyond books and films. Game developers, designers, artists, writers, and composers can use their copyright to control how their original content, whether code, characters, music, storylines, or artwork, is used, copied, or shared. Whilst copyright empowers creators to decide who can reproduce, modify, or distribute their work, and […]
As a game developer, protecting your creative vision starts with getting intellectual property (IP) rights right. In the UK, commissioning content means securing clear ownership, legal protection, and future use rights from the start. Whether it’s voice acting, motion capture, or character likenesses, managing rights like copyright and performers’ rights is key to staying legally […]
By Jess Pembroke, Director of Information Law Services The Prime Minister recently stated, “No person’s substantive time should be spent on a task where digital or AI can do it better, quicker, and to the same high quality and standard.” This prompted me to consider whether my own role as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) could […]
On December 17th, 2024, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office with the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Culture, Media and Sport launched an open consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. As a rights holder, museum, or archive, the outcomes of this consultation could have far-reaching implications for how your collections and creative […]
Human factors unveiled: Investigating hidden causes of data breaches: it’s not just about the individual! By Becky Hall, Information Governance Manager Naomi Korn Associates were delighted that Becky Hall, Information Governance Manager presented at the IRMS (Information Records Management Society) annual conference which took place from the 12th to the 14th of May 2024. The […]
What has happened? Capita (a sub-contractor for many public sector organisations) recently reported a cyber incident involving hackers targeting some of its computer servers.[1] In mid-May it was confirmed that USS members data was held on the affected servers. This affects around 470,000 active, deferred and retired members, and includes the following personal data: What does […]
By Amalyah Keshet, Senior Consultant The Museum of Forgeries (take a look here) is the latest escapade cooked up by a Brooklyn, New York, collective calling itself MSCHF [i], which is thoughtfully providing us with some provocative things to ponder as the art world morphs into a financial world all its own. A full description […]
By Amalyah Keshet, Senior Consultant “Marcel Duchamp was a paradox. He was the artist who was an anti-artist, the artist who destroyed art….When he exhibited everyday objects in art galleries – objects such as a bicycle wheel, a bottle-rack, a comb or a urinal – he made them into art by virtue of their context, […]
By Debbie McDonnell, Senior Consultant Video is becoming an ever more important medium for communicating with audiences. People love watching videos online to find out more about a subject or for pure entertainment. A good soundtrack enhances the visual content of a video by creating an emotional connection with your viewers or even strengthening the […]
By Amalyah Keshet, Senior Consultant Determined to explore other subjects in this month’s post, it seems I’ve fallen like Alice further down the NFT hole. As luck would have it, though, there I encountered some very relevant discussions of subjects like “Why NFTs aren’t the solution to museums’ deaccessioning dilemmas, or any other big problems […]
We are excited to announce the release of our next National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Heritage Digital guide! Brexit, Data Protection and Heritage: What You Need to Know provides essential information and guidance about the impact of Brexit and the priorities for heritage organisations in terms of their data protection obligations and the processing of […]
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