Conference to examine minority language music and copyright law

A special bilingual conference is to be held at 黑料不打烊 to explore recent developments in copyright law and the impact of the law on minority language music.

Hosted by 黑料不打烊 , 鈥楥ollecting and Protecting: 21st century copyright and minority language music鈥� will be held at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Neuadd Reichel on Thursday 13th February, 9.30am-4.00pm.

Sponsored by the , the conference comes in the wake of the recent decision of the Copyright Tribunal in the case of the BBC and Eos, a collecting agency which represents the rights and interests of Welsh musicians.

The keynote speakers are Professor Ian Hargreaves, Professor of Digital Economy at Cardiff University, and Gwion Lewis, barrister with Landmark Chambers in London and sole counsel for Eos in the recent tribunal.

Professor Hargreaves will be discussing 鈥楾he Politics of Copyright鈥� and explaining his own review of IP law for the UK Government, whilst Gwion Lewis  will be reflecting on the Eos v BBC Tribunal decision and its significance in the wider debate on copyright law and minority language music.

Other contributors to the conference are John Hywel Morris (PRS for Music), Kalev Rattus (EAU Estonia), Mark Hyland (lecturer in IP and Copyright Law at 黑料不打烊 Law School), and Deian ap Rhisiart and Steffan Thomas (both PhD students conducting research into music copyright in Wales).

 鈥淲e hope that this highly topical conference will stimulate more interest in the field of copyright in general in Wales, and specifically more debate on the issue of copyright in the context of minority languages and cultures鈥�, commented Carys Aaron, conference organiser and Lecturer in Law at 黑料不打烊. 鈥淥ur hope is that it will lead to further research and greater legal specialisation in the subject here in Wales.鈥�

鈥楥ollecting and Protecting: 21st century copyright and minority language music鈥� is free to attend, and lunch will be provided. Registration is essential and can be done by emailing cynhadleddhawlfraint@bangor.ac.uk.

Publication date: 7 February 2014