Dialogue on justice sparked by art: "art commenting on legal scholarship that commented on copyright law’s regulation of protest art on public art.  …kaleidoscope of law & creative practice, ever shifting into new arrangements & each time, new angles, new depth." In @law-and-humanities.bsky.social 👇

Entropy Awakening or Tear it Down? A conversation about contested statues This paper explores the challenges faced by states with colonial or slavery histories in addressing contested statues or monuments whose messages no longer align with contemporary societal values. ...

Over the moon to see my paper with artist Travis De Vries has been published in @law-and-humanities.bsky.social. Our paper is framed through a series of conversations about art, law, and justice.

You can read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1752...

Grey Lines: Authorship and Copying Norms in Contemporary Tattooing Practice YouTube video by Marie Hadley

I'm currently collaborating with tattooist Dr Adam McDade on a project that looks at copying and creativity in tattoo culture. Adam delivered a snapshot of our research last week, as part of a guest lecture to my IP law students. You can check it out here:
youtu.be/fXpUDxOoqcI?...

Grey Lines: Authorship and Copying Norms in Contemporary Tattooing Practice Join tattooist and design scholar, Dr Adam McDade, in this public lecture as he explores the material role of the tattooist and authorship practices.

Come listen to Dr Adam McDade on tattooist practices, authorship and copying norms. Tomorrow morning (23 May) 10am AEST. Online event.
Register here today for the Zoom link:
events.humanitix.com/creativity-c...

RecipeTin Eats founder accuses cookbook author of plagiarism. Can a recipe be copyrighted? A legal expert explains Nagi Maehashi has accused the author of Bake with Brooki of plagiarising two of her recipes: for caramel slice and baklava. Big money is involved.

Some thoughts on copyright and recipes in The Conversation today theconversation.com/recipetin-ea...

This was a brilliant talk by @drmarieip.bsky.social

After the Act - Royal Court

"Abseiling lesbians! Queers in the classroom! Moral panic in the streets! & an act of oppression that inspired a generational riot." That's @royalcourt.bsky.social blurb for the musical 'After the Act' re s.28 LGA 1988; singing & dancing we cover @law-and-humanities.bsky.social: shorturl.at/ejIWc

Really enjoyed hearing about the dialogic process of collaboration b/w Travis De Vries & @drmarieip.bsky.social (Law, Literature & Humanities stream) - lots of inspiration for future art/law research! Thanks to @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social and @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social for convening #slsa2025

How much fun is our stream? Loved hearing your work on the lawscape of public space protection orders. Please do send me your paper when it comes out!

A powerful presentation on the legacies of the Hillsborough Disaster at the Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference Plenary

Can't be doom and gloom all the time! Race + IP 2025: Abolitionist Futures is happening on April 17th-19th. You've still got two days to send us your abstract. The CFP is available here: raceipconference.org. We hope you'll join us!

"Who's Suing Who?" @knibbs.bsky.social at @wired.com
has a new piece out today, with a scorecard featuring some handy visualizations of all of the pending AI copyright lawsuits:

ICIP news.

www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/m...

The Open GLAM Toolkit Resources to help identify, prepare, and publish digital collections for open access

DIY Open #GLAM Toolkit - resources to help cultural organisations identify, prepare, and publish their digital collections for open access using public domain or other machine-readable statements. #wikimedia #libraries wikimedia.org.au/wiki/The_Ope...

Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim Composer Toninho Geraes claims 2015 song Million Years Ago copied music of his samba classic Mulheres (Women) A Brazilian judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele, Million Years Ago, be pulled worldwide – including on streaming services –…

Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim

On the plus side, I'm going to have a great opener to my first trade mark class next year! Loved working with you and Vicki on this piece. Hopefully we can team up again soon!

Raygun’s claim against a parody musical may not stand up: here’s what the law says Raygun is unlikely to be able to claim intellectual property over her name, her persona and her dance moves.

The real story here is the lost argument to have ‘trade marks’ appear as two words. Appeals to the Constitution, the vibe and even the Act were not enough! Lovely working with @drmarieip.bsky.social and Associate Professor Vicki Huang for this piece: theconversation.com/rayguns-clai...

Day 3 Hacking Visual Culture. Another pre-conference swim, then a wonderful day of catchups and learnings with new and old friends. Already looking forward to the next time I see design/glam/copyright/ishtip crowd! @drsarahhook.bsky.social @drshaneburke.bsky.social

Day 2 Hacking Visual Culture. Morning swim; fabulous presentations by @skjethani.bsky.social, @zoesadokierski.bsky.social & others; in the data arena w/ Soundings by @drshaneburke.bsky.social & @joytwemlow.bsky.social; Hacking Hogarth by @andeewallace.bsky.social & @culturedoug.bsky.social.

Day 1 Hacking Visual Culture @UTS. Setting the bar high for future art law conferences! Opening by @ijalexander.bsky.social, keynote from Prof Angie Abdilla, presentation by @culturedoug.bsky.social & @andeewallace.bsky.social & performance 'Artificial Symbosis' by Kurt Milkolajczyk & Anna Savery

Looking forward to experiencing @drshaneburke.bsky.social and Joy Twemlow's installation Soundings in Sydney tomorrow!