Copyright Waffle

Jane and Chris from copyrightliteracy.org talk to their most distinguished guest to date - copyright legend the Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob. Robin talks about his journey from physics student at Cambridge through to his life as a barrister and eventually High Court judge. He gives us the inside scoop on the cases he defended and presided over and talks about some of his copyright heroes. An...

Chris and Jane (copyrightliteracy.org) talk to upcoming Icepops keynote Monica Westin about her journey from library school, through to Google, Manchester Metropolitan University and now to Cambridge University Press. We discuss how big tech companies deal with copyright takedown requests, what the legal and ethnical implications of new technologies are on finding and accessing information and fin...

Chris and Jane (copyrightliteracy.org) talk to researcher, author and the world's leading expert on all things ABBA - Carl Magnus Palm. They discuss ABBA's origins and the division of creative labour in the band, how the band got their name, the ABBA revival in the 1990s and how they have responded to the huge number of tribute acts. They also share stories of the authorised and unauthorised uses...

Jane and Chris speak to bestselling author and cultural historian John Higgs about how copyright is intertwined in the weird and fascinating stories he has explored in his books. We talk about Ian Fleming's gold-plated typewriter, the KLF's scrapes with unauthorised sampling, how creative people go fishing for big ideas, how copyright supports him as an author and what the future holds for the nex...

Jane and Chris talk to copyright legend Professor Carys Craig (and her best pal Brodie - pictured) about her copyright history, critical legal studies, the fact that copyright is not neutral, the saga of copyright litigation in Canadian universities, copyright anxiety and of course her favourite cake. Editing by the fabulous Emma Guilbert Carys Craig biography at Osgoode Law school www.osgoode.yor...

Jane and Chris talk to Richard Ovenden OBE: Bodley's 25th librarian (and Chris's ultimate boss) about leading one of the world's greatest research libraries, his best selling book 'Burning the Books' and the copyright implications of preserving knowledge in the 21st century. Photo credit: John Cairns Links to things mentioned in the podcast: Meet Bodley's Librarian: https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/a...

Chris and Jane (https://copyrightliteracy.org/) talk to incoming President of the American Library Association Emily Drabinski about critical librarianship and its relationship with copyright literacy. We hear about Emily's journey to library leadership, how she first encountered copyright questions, her plans for engaging with the library community and some weird facts about books. We also get to...

Jane and Chris go on tour in this episode of Copyright Waffle, speaking to Tania Todorova, Professor of Library Sciences at the University of Library Sciences and Information Technologies in Sofia Bulgaria. In 2013 Tania created the copyright literacy survey to research how much librarians and those working in cultural heritage understand about copyright. The survey has subsequently been run in ov...

Jane and Chris (copyrightliteracy.org) speak to science fiction author, journalist, digital rights activist and copyright legend Cory Doctorow. We hear about his introduction to the copyright debates, his conversion to openness, the problems with the modern copyright regime and his latest book 'Chokepoint Capitalism' written with Rebecca Giblin. We also get his response to a song commemorating our...

Part two of a fascinating conversation where Jane and Chris (copyrightliteracy.org) talk to Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn about the link between the Beatles and copyright and his relationship with research and archives. Mark (www.marklewisohn.net/) is the author of multiple best selling books on the Beatles, the most recent of which is 2013's Tune In, the first volume in the three part definitive h...

Jane and Chris talk to leading Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn at his archive about the Beatles introduction to copyright and the ways in which they changed the music industry in the 1960s. Mark (https://www.marklewisohn.net/) is the author of multiple best selling books on the Beatles, the most recent of which is 2013's Tune In, the first volume in the three part definitive history of the band. Mark...

Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (copyrightliteracy.org) speak to intellectual property expert Prof Asuncion Esteve Pardo from the University of Barcelona about her copyright history, her work in open access and share some musical banter and discussions about cake. Asun gives us some of the background to her successful January 2022 seminar at Queen Mary University which you can watch at https://www....

Chris and Jane talk to copyright activist and former MEP Julia Reda about her copyright history, how she got involved in copyright reform as a member of the European parliament, her research at the Berkman Klein Center Harvard, her copyright heroes and of course her favourite cake. Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Space Oddity by Chris Hadfield - https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Jane and Chris from copyrightliteracy.org talk to Caroline Ball, academic librarian at the University of Derby and UK Wikimedian of the Year 2020. Caroline tells us about her copyright history in fan fiction, her pioneering use of Wikipedia for Information Literacy teaching and her involvement in the EbookSOS campaign. Links to information in the podcast: Barry Trotter and the Shameless Parody by...

Jane and Chris talk to Dr Maren Deepwell, CEO of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) about her history and the links between copyright and online learning at a time of pandemic. We discuss her PhD studies into Victorian cemeteries, open leadership, the new ALT Copyright and Online Learning Special Interest Group (CoOL SIG), her copyright heroes, pets and of course her favourite cake.

Chris and Jane waffle with Dr Ben Marsh of internet singing sensations the Marsh Family. Ben talks about his family's rise to fame performing parody versions of popular songs during the lockdown, the challenges of navigating copyright law and his thoughts on freedom of expression. He also tells us about his academic work at the University of Kent, gives a shout out to his copyright heroes and tell...

In this podcast Jane and Chris talk to Dr Richard Misek, Senior Lecture in Film at the University of Kent. They talk about his involvement with copyright as a film maker and teacher, the challenges that copyright can cause for creative reuse and the importance of fair dealing and fair use. He also talks about his copyright heroes, and of course his favourite cakes.

Chris and Jane talk to Mark Walford, Vice President Rights & Business Development at Sage Publishing. We talk about his copyright history in the publishing industry, his historical copyright hero and a nerdy fact about copyright which involves an epic battle. And of course they talk about cake, but also biscuits. At great length. You might want to skip that bit when you get to it.

In this episode Chris and Jane talk to music publisher, composer, musician and copyright enthusiast Simon Anderson, Director of Publishing at Audio Network. Simon talks about his history in the music industry, the importance of copyright and his research into copyright infringement cases. He also shares his copyright heroes, his favourite nerdy facts about copyright and the latest news in music an...

Chris and Jane talk to Sol Picciotto, Emeritus Professor at Lancaster University about his experiences of teaching in higher education and the part he played in defining copyright licensing in the UK. Sol's story starts in Dar Es Salaam in the 1960s, travels through the UK copyright tribunal and ends up in the Middle East where we discuss his favourite sweet treat.

The latest episode of Copyright Waffle where we chat to Teresa Hackett, the Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager for EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries). She talks about her advocacy work on copyright reform, the training and support offered to libraries in developing and transition countries, how she got into copyright and her favourite cake.

Chris and Jane talk to Icepops 2019 keynote (Stephanie) Charley Farley from the University of Edinburgh about her copyright history, copyright heroes and the approach she takes to playful learning and open education at the University of Edinburgh.

Chris and Jane talk to Andrea Wallace and Douglas McCarthy about their work on creating an open GLAM database, tracking which cultural institutions are providing digitised collection items on an openly licensed basis. They also talk about the Creative Commons Summit, Portuguese custard tarts and face swapping.

Chris and Jane talk to Lionel Bently about his copyright history and heroes, his work on quotation exceptions and the difficulty in negotiating the train networks of south east England.

Chris and Jane talk to Judy Nokes, Crown Copyright, Copyright and Information Policy Adviser at the National Archives about her career history, copyright heroes and the practicalities of haggling with the queen over licence terms.