Creative Industries Policy

Cultural Relations – Key Approaches in Fragile Contexts Report Available

A report on Cultural Relations – Key Approaches in Fragile Contexts offers evidence and recommendations to the EU, EU Member States and other interested countries, EUNIC members and partners on how cultural relations can enhance peace and stability. The study authored by Jordi Baltà, commissioned by EUNIC, ifa and the...

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...

Culture and Creativity: Regulatory Framework

Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) operate in a complex business environment, where they are defined by the standard regulations concerning businesses as well as intellectual property rights, taxation and many other issues. The policies and legislation governing these fields (i.e. the regulatory framework) should therefore work to facilitate artistic creation...

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...

Culture shock: COVID-19 and the cultural and creative sectors

OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Along with the tourism sector, cultural and creative sectors (CCS)1 are among the most affected by the current crisis, with jobs at risk ranging from 0.8 to 5.5% of employment across OECD regions… The venue-based sectors (such as museums, performing arts, live music, festivals,...

UK CREATECH PIONEERS SHOWCASED TO INDUSTRY INTERNATIONAL GROUPS

Fifty breakthrough UK businesses and projects harnessing creativity and technology are featured in a report published  at the Createch 2019 conference, part of London Technology Week. The ‘Ones to Watch’ report was launched at the annual Createch event, hosted by the Creative Industries Council (CIC) to bring together industry leaders,...

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...