International Regulatory Framework

INVITATION – CALL FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BLOCKCHAIN AND BIG DATA PARTNERS, FOR INNOVATIVE CREATIVE LEGISLATIVE BODY, WITH THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

ICCIRA SEEKS PARTNERS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BLOCKCHAIN, AND BIG DATA Field: International Legal, Regulatory, and Constitutional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, and Big Data Ecosystems within the Arts, Culture, Creative, and Entertainment Industries (ACCEI) Legislation. The International Cultural and Creative Industries Regulatory Authority (ICCIRA), a non-profit regulatory organisation, is...

US removes UAE from intellectual property protection watch list

Wam/Abu Dhabi UAE’s removal from the list is the culmination of constructive cooperation. The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) decision to remove the country from the US intellectual property protection (IPP) Watch List. In its 2021 Special 301 Report, the USTR...

Artists Have Been Attempting to Secure Royalties on Their Work for More Than a Century. Blockchain Finally Offers Them a Breakthrough.

There’s a throughline from attempts to reform the art market in the ’60s to artists like Simon de la Rouviere’s work today. Charlotte Kent,  Screenshot of Simon de la Rouviere’s The Artwork Is Always on Sale V2 (2020). Amid all the recent backlash against NFTs, the real and exciting possibilities that blockchain...

Archaeological report regarding the removal of the archaeological site in the Venizelos metro Station/Thessaloniki/Greece

By Robert G. Ousterhout, Professor of Byzantine Art and Architecture, Emeritus, Penn, Arts and Science, University of Pennsylvania, Department of History and Art. I was asked by the Association of Greek Archaeologists to express my opinion on the recent ministerial decision for the removal and relocation of the antiquities that...

The Law and the Creative Industries – New and Exciting Paths – Protection and IP Rights

 by Christiana Aristidou Technology Lawyer | Emerging Tech | Blockchain/ISO TC 307 National Delegate | Virtual Currencies-Tokens/ELTA Ambassador  Introduction. The creative industries are undergoing a fundamental transformation! This transformation may offer unique opportunities to look at new options, explore innovative ideas, employ new approaches, decide upon taking strategic directions and...