Art and Authorship: From Warhol to the Creativity Machine

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Register Shira Perlmutter presents the 2022 Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual Property.

Woodward Conference Centre, Level 10, Melbourne Law School + Online live stream

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Pending copyright cases in the United States highlight complex issues of how art is created and adapted. The U.S. Supreme Court is examining the application of the fair use doctrine to Andy Warhol’s silkscreen prints based on another artist’s photograph.And the development of artificial intelligence capable of producing appealing works of music, visual art, and poetry is challenging traditional concepts of authorship, with test cases being brought in the United States and other jurisdictions around the world. Register Perlmutter will discuss what is at stake in these cases, and their implications for copyright more broadly.Attendees will be able to pose questions for discussion.This event is being delivered live in-person and concurrently online via live-stream at 6.15pm AEDT Tuesday 18 October. Please join us in-person for refreshments served from 5.45pm.For other time zones, please see details below:6:15pm AEDT (NSW Tas Vic)5:45pm ACDT (SA)5:15pm AEST (Qld)3:15pm AWST (WA)8:15pm NZDT (NZ)Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual PropertyThe Francis Gurry Lecture on Intellectual Property was established by the Melbourne Law School, in conjunction with the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia, in 2009. The Lecture is named in honour of the Law School’s distinguished alumnus, Dr Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (2008-2020).The Francis Gurry Lecture series has been generously supported by AIPPI Australia, IP Australia, IPSANZ and LESANZ.

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