AHRC Projects

A consortia of UK and Chinese universities were invited to apply for up to £500,000 of AHRC funding for projects on IP- and copyright-related research relating to the contemporary Chinese situation. It was finally agreed to fund six full bid proposals. Here is information about some of the funded projects. 

Successful Full Bids
Project 1 Fair use in copyright of works in the digital domain
Project 2 China Digital Copyright Exchange
Project 3 Convergence or differentiation in IP protection strategies and business models? New models for digital film distribution in China
Project 4 Intellectual Property Practices in Creative and IT Industries: A Comparison Study between China and the UK from the User-centred Perspective
Project 5 Regulating Internet Intermediaries in China: Legal and Empirical Evidence for Better Policy Making
Project 6 A Technological Licensing Framework for 3D Printed Content: A Focus on China

Additional funding to Project 3 has been provided through CREATe. CREATe is the RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy, based at the University of Glasgow. It is funded jointly by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). CREATe investigates the future of creative production in the digital age, and in particular the role of copyright. Details of the associated project can be found below.

Affiliated projects
CREATe's Associated project with Project 3 Convergence or differentiation in IP protection? A case study of new models for digital film, music and e-fiction production and distribution in China
AHRC Follow on Grant -Project 6 Licensing System for 3D Printing in China - impact follow on

AHRC Centre for Digital Copyright and IP Research in China

University of Nottingham Ningbo China
199 Taikang East Road, Ningbo, 315100, China

E. Fang.Shen@nottingham.edu.cn
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