David S. Wall
School of Law, University of Leeds
Wednesday 24th February 2010, 6pm, On Location, National Media Museum, FREE
"Elvis and the Synoptic Panopticon: Intellectual Property and Popular
Culture in the Information Age".
In this talk I draw upon socio-legal research conducted into the ways
that intellectual property regimes that protect celebrity, music and
also luxury fashion brands act in the information age. Using the
specific examples of Elvis’s celebrity, and also music downloads and
the counterfeiting of fashion goods I will explore the contemporary
debate over intellectual property rights, then critique the orthodox
theoretical arguments underpinning IP regimes. Arguments, which, it
will be argued, grossly underplay and undervalue the creative role
played by consumers in the life of an intellectual property today.
This omission is to the detriment of both popular culture in general
and also to the rights holder.
David S. Wall is Professor of Criminal Justice and Information Society
at the University of Leeds, where he also conducts research and
teaches in the fields of criminal justice and information technology,
policing and cyberlaw. Head of the School of Law (2005-2007;
2010-2013) and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies
(2000-2005), David’s specialist area of research is criminal justice
and information technology an area in which he conducted many research
projects and has published a wide range of articles and books.
TIMECODE
a seminar series in media
Run by the Communication Culture and Media research group in the
Bradford Media School, School of Computing Informatics and Media
(SCIM), this regular seminar series explores the increasingly
important relationship between media, technology, culture and society.
SCIM has a long tradition of operating across artistic and
scientific academic disciplines and is expanding its creative
portfolio. Hosted by the National Media Museum, and supported by their
superb facilities, the series recognises the importance of the
National Media Museum as a forum for these critical debates.
All seminars are FREE and begin at 6pm, On Location, National Media
Museum, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD1 1NQ. Tel: 0870 70 10 200
http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/
For more information on the series contacts: Mark Goodall
([log in to unmask]) Tel +44 (0)1274 236071
http://bms.brad.ac.uk/research/timecode.php
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