Revisiting Access to Cultural Heritage in the Public Domain: EU and International Developments

Ellen Euler and I have published a paper on the impact of two new EU directives for access to cultural Continue reading →

UNDRIP and IPR Repatriation

Mathilde Pavis and I submitted a response to the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples calling attention Continue reading →

Response to the Sarr-Savoy Report

Mathilde Pavis and I wrote a response to the Sarr-Savoy Report, which was signed by 108 scholars and practitioners working Continue reading →

Access and the Digital Surrogate: Openness as a philosophy

Watch my keynote at the 2017 National Digital Forum in New Zealand, at the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Continue reading →

#RealTalk: 3D Digitization & Surrogate IP Rights

I recently sent a presentation to a conference on 3D printing called Going for Gold: 3D Printing, Jewellery and the Continue reading →

Display At Your Own Risk

It’s been quite a while since my last post, but I’m back and I blame it all on Display At Continue reading →

Enforcing Copyright to an Orphan Work

This post is part two of two posts related to my dad’s stint in photographing Memphis wrestlers during the 1970s. Continue reading →

My Dad, Memphis Wrestling, & Orphan Works

This post is part one of two posts related to my dad’s stint in photographing Memphis wrestlers during the 1970s. Continue reading →

How to Design a “Good” IP Policy

How to Design a Good IP Policy What is a “good” IP policy? Well, sorry, but my answer might not Continue reading →

Unpacking the Digitization Issue

Unpacking the Digitization Issue Digitization is a tricky issue—it has been both a blessing and a curse for cultural institutions. Continue reading →

Surrogacy Layers

Bin-sitar (detail) © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Surrogacy Layers I recommend that you first read “What are Surrogate IP Continue reading →

Surrogate Rights Explained

Surrogate Rights Explained Before reading this post, I recommend you first read “What are Surrogate IP Rights?” Why “Surrogate”? First, Continue reading →

Beautiful Data II & the Birth of Copy That

Beautiful Data II at Harvard metaLAB Over the summer I had the pleasure of attending a workshop at Harvard, sponsored Continue reading →

What are Surrogate IP Rights?

What are Surrogate IP Rights? For the purposes of this blog, surrogate rights are based in intellectual property law (especially Continue reading →