Newswise — YouTube sensation CassetteBoy are to join a delegation of academics and experts to talk about the implications of copyright reform, one year on from a change in the law in October 2014.
The event, hosted at Bournemouth University as a part of the national ESRC Festival of Social Sciences, will look at the changes to the law and how they have been viewed one year on.
The changes to the law created exceptions and limitations to creative works like parody as well as quotation and private copying in a bid to benefit users, educational and cultural institutions among others.
The changes also had benefits for ‘copy and paste’ video mashup experts CassetteBoy, who make parody videos for their YouTube channel featuring celebrities and people in the public eye. CassetteBoy said, "We were infringing copyright for 20 years before the law changed, and never dreamt that our work would ever be legalized. The change in the law has had a huge impact on the work we've been able to do, and we're very happy to be able to talk about it and share our experiences.”
The event has been organised by the Centre for Intellectual Property and Policy Management (CIPPM) and Co-Director of the Centre and Associate Professor in Law, Dr Dinusha Mendis said, “The reforms to copyright law which came about last year were certainly seen as a welcome change and much needed in a digital world dominated by user-generated content and collaborative creators. One year on from the reforms coming into force, we want to understand the impact the exceptions have had and are delighted to host speakers such as CassetteBoy - a ‘living example’ of the change.”
The event will take place on Thursday 12 November 2015, with more information available through EventBrite.
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