New home for research into copyright law

Researchers from across seven UK universities are coming together to explore the changing nature of copyright and the need for new business models in the digital age. The new Centre for Creativity, Regulation, Enterprise and Technology (CREATe) will work on more than 40 projects over the next four years, providing a research framework to support policy-making in the digital economy. Based at the University of Glasgow, CREATe’s projects will be funded by a £5m investment from the UK research councils and led by experts in law, business, economics, technology, psychology and cultural analysis. Professor Rick Rylance, Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, stressed the importance of the cultural economy and said the digital era would bring profound transformations: “Understanding these changes, and the challenges and opportunities they present, is crucial to our future in law, regulation, business, the cultural sphere and other areas.”