The program impacts live debates on how to adapt copyright law to new disruptive technologies.
Part 1 Protecting Creators produces original research arguing for a novel legal interpretation to better reward those responsible for creative work made using new digital tools, currently excluded due to outdated authorship ideas.
Part 2 Promoting Creativity represents a change in research direction to investigate if human rights concepts could help copyright promote a culture of creativity in the digital age, drawing on comparative experiences.
Award: $10,019