Description

This seminar will consider the particular and unique issues that the ubiquitous use of the internet for commerce, education and communication has created for copyright creators and users. In particular, it will address the increasingly visual medium of social media and how user practices are challenging the boundaries of copyright law. It will consider copyright infringement, fair dealing, personal and professional uses and the interaction between copyright, contract and consent.

About The Speaker

Melissa has a keen interest in the intersection between law and technology. Prior to joining academia, she was the Manager, Legal Services, CSIRO, where she advised on protection and commercialisation of technology. Her areas of research focus primarily on digital technology, as it interacts with culture, human behaviour and new areas of innovation. She has published widely on copyright, social media, surveillance and popular culture. She is the Editor of the Media & Arts Law Review. Melissa is frequently asked to advise on social media and technology issues to judges, the media, schools and government. In 2015 she was the Team Leader of the AdelaideX Cyberwar, Surveillance and Security MOOC which has attracted over 22,000 students globally.