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Introducing our new Head of Intellectual Property
We’re delighted to introduce Sean Waterman as our new Head of Intellectual Property. Sean began his career in 1994 at News International working as a researcher in the Times Newspaper Picture Library. He then joined the Kobal Collection which was the UK’s largest cinema related commercial photo library and became the digital library manager for the Picture […]
Seasons Greetings
We wish all our clients, partners and friends warm Seasons Greetings and a Healthy and Happy New Year. We have loved supporting you and look forward to continuing to help you in 2023. We will be running a reduced service over the festive period and will reopen on Tuesday 3 January 2023. With our best wishes […]
Data Protection Mentoring & Development (6-month programme)
Naomi Korn Associates are pleased to announce that the next cohort of our innovative Data Protection Mentoring and Development programme is now available to book. Starting in January 2023, our programme brings together a small group of staff responsible for data protection for regular training, mentoring, and sharing of best practice. Participants gain access to: […]
Mondrian and the Metaverse
By Amalyah Keshet Over the last couple of months, the news has been strewn with articles situated at opposite ends of the art historical continuum. One item was the unexpectedly headline-grabbing discovery that a much-visited and deeply scrutinized painting by Mondrian has been displayed upside down in a German museum for the last 75 years. The press loves stories […]
Introducing Tracie Bethell, Consultant
We are pleased to introduce Tracie Bethell as the latest Consultant to join Naomi Korn Associates. Tracie is a Data Protection specialist with over 20 years experience in senior roles dealing with legislation in the public sector. Tracie has ISEB qualifications in Data Protection and GDPR. She has led the implementation of General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) […]
Letting the bird out the cage: How does copyright and licensing work on Mastodon?
By Thomas G. C. Hood and Naomi Korn Advice on social media and copyright law can be found in a raft of websites and publications. Users frequently give away copyright permission in the small print of the terms and conditions of social media platforms, by agreeing to a worldwide, non-exclusive licence for the platform to […]
New Website Launch
We are delighted to announce the launch of our newly designed website. Offering users an improved, streamlined experience, the updated website is simple to navigate and contains clear and concise information about both our company and the larger sector we serve. Our Services pages provide information about the four areas of service we offer: Copyright, […]
Naomi Korn Associates at the MA 2022 Conference
Naomi Korn Associates were proud to be one of the sponsors of the Museums Association Conference, “Make Change Happen”, held in Edinburgh from the 2-5 November 2022. The conference was attended in person by over 850 delegates, and online by an additional 1500 delegates. Held in Edinburgh’s International Conference Centre, Naomi Korn, CEO and Jennie Pitceathly, […]
Appropriate Reappropriation: Athens and Benin
By Amalyah Keshet ‘We Reappropriated What Belongs to Us’: Congolese Artists Minted NFTs of a Colonial-Era Sculpture – and the Museum That Owns It Is Not Happy. Digital Repatriation Like the group mentioned above, Looty [1.] is an organization with a mission: providing alternative forms of restitution for African looted art. “We are an anonymous team of artists, philosophers and […]
“Nothin’ can stop me”: Copyright licences, M People, and the Conservative Party Conference
By Thomas G. C. Hood The unauthorised use of pop music tracks at political party conferences has become a staple of news reporting during conference season in the UK. This September, Prime Minister Liz Truss decided to use the music of M People’s hit ‘Moving on Up’ to walk on stage prior to giving her […]
Visit us at the Museum Association’s Conference 2022
3 – 5 November 2022, Edinburgh Conference Centre We are delighted to confirm that Naomi Korn Associates will be having a stand at the Museums Association’s 2022 Conference taking place at Edinburgh International Conference Centre from 3 to 5 November. The theme of the conference will be: Making Change Happen. Find out more here. If you’re planning a visit do pop along […]
Government says it wants to unblock business by flushing GDPR down the drain
Following on from the pausing of the Data Reform Bill, Michelle Donelan, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, announced plans for a “British data protection system”. She said: “No longer will our businesses be shackled by unnecessary red tape. At the moment, even though we have shortages of electricians and plumbers, GDPR […]