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Biography
Rita is an international expert in intellectual property and information technology law, with a recent focus on legal regulation and governance of Artificial Intelligence technologies. She acquired her PhD degree from Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg/Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (Germany, suma cum lauda) in 2010. Since then she researched and lectured in universities in Japan, Germany, Lithuania, and Australia. To date, she published around 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as a monograph on Applicable Law to Copyright Infringement: A Comparison of ALI and CLIP Principles. Rita was invited to present in conferences in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States, and prepared reports for the European Commission, European Patent Office, and governments of South Korea and Lithuania.
Rita is currently a Lead Investigator at the project on 'Government Use of Face Recognition Technologies: Legal Challenges and Solutions' funded by the Lithuanian Research Council ($230,000). Previously she was a recipient of a research grant by the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science for her project on 'The Law Applicable to copyright'. She served on the Industry Advisory Board for the ARC Linkage Project 'The economic and cultural value of Australian music exports,' and as an expert on a number of projects funded by the European Commission.
She is a member of the management committe of the Australian Society for Computers and Law (AUSLC, NSW Branch) and an active member of the Intellectual Property Association of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ).
Rita is willing to supervise student projects in the areas of information technology and intellectual property law, media law, cultural heritage law and related areas.
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Government Use of Face Recognition Technologies: Challenges and Solutions
Matulionyte, R., Zalnieriute, M., Limante, A. & Kavoliunaite-Ragauskiene, E.
1/06/21 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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A call for more explainable AI in law enforcement
Matulionyte, R. & Hanif, A., 2021, Proceedings - 2021 IEEE 25th International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops, EDOCW 2021. Piscataway, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 75-80 6 p. (IEEE International Enterprise Distributed Object Computing Conference Workshops-EDOCW).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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AI Explainability and trade secrets
Matulionyte, R. & Abramovich, T., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Research handbook on artificial intelligence and intellectual property. Edward Elgar PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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AI inventiveness and DABUS Saga
Matulionyte, R., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Gestaltung der Informationsordnung. Nolte, G. (ed.). Nomos VerlagsgesellschaftResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Australian copyright law impedes the development of Artificial Intelligence: what are the options?
Matulionyte, R., Apr 2021, In: IIC International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law. 52, 4, p. 417-443 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Copyright to published editions: what lessons does it teach us?
Matulionyte, R., 2021, (Accepted/In press) Cambridge handbook on non-creative intellectual property. Bonadio, E. & Goold, P. (eds.). Cambridge University PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Submission to WIPO - WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
Rita Matulionyte (Participant) & Niloufer Selvadurai (Participant)
Feb 2020Activity: Other
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AI-generated Art: Who Owns the Copyright. Interview with the Lighthouse, published on 16 January 2020 https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/december-2019/AI-generated-art-who-owns-the-copyright
16/01/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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