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International Conference on the Creative Industries and Intellectual Property: Day 2 by Sofia Gkiousou 2008-05-24

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Another good day in London and again I descended upon the Birkbeck Clore Management Centre – in the heart of Bloomsbury, London – to watch the proceedings of the Conference on the Creative Industries and Intellectual Property. I found the session today much more interesting – but it could be down to the fact that … More International Conference on the Creative Industries and Intellectual Property: Day 2 by Sofia Gkiousou 2008-05-24

International Conference on the Creative Industries and Intellectual Property: Day 1 by Sofia Gkiousou 2008-05-23

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It’s one of those rare sunny days in London (well, not really rare now with global warming and everything) and I’m sitting in the Birkbeck Clore Management Centre – in the heart of Bloomsbury, London – watching the proceedings of the Conference on the Creative Industries and Intellectual Property. I also have the honour of … More International Conference on the Creative Industries and Intellectual Property: Day 1 by Sofia Gkiousou 2008-05-23

Sofia’s Letters from London #10 by Sofia Gkiousou 2008-01-08

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The complications of air travel seem to be never-ending lately and people travelling from British airports are set for a little bit more confusion.New security checks are coming in play and some airports decided to relax the one-bag rule for hand luggage and allow two for each passenger. So if you are travelling from Heathrow … More Sofia’s Letters from London #10 by Sofia Gkiousou 2008-01-08

PR lessons for the uninitiated by Sofia Gkiousou

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It seems that the knives are out in the PR industry and it’s all going to pot. And all because a magazine editor blacklisted some PR e-mail addresses. Ask any PR professional: The most stressful type of PR you can do is being in an agency. You are constantly under stress to perform, to get … More PR lessons for the uninitiated by Sofia Gkiousou

WIPO Conference Roundup by Sofia Gkiousou

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World Intellectual Property Organisation – International Conference on IP and the Creative Industries Monday & Tuesday 29th & 30th of October 2007 If I had to characterize the conference with two words I’m afraid they would be “missed opportunity”. For all the interesting things I heard and the extremely interesting people I met the conference … More WIPO Conference Roundup by Sofia Gkiousou

IP & Economic Issues in the Film Industries of India and Egypt by Sofia Gkiousou

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In India and Egypt, before you join the broadband utopia you have to be able to pay the rent. If you have anything left over then you may be able to afford a PC. If there is a network then you may become a part of the Internet society. It’s a minority of 1 in … More IP & Economic Issues in the Film Industries of India and Egypt by Sofia Gkiousou

International Conference on IP and the Creative Industries by Sofia Gkiousou

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This Monday and Tuesday (October 29 and 30, 2007) I will be at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) conference in Geneva on IP and the Creative Industries. The provisional program includes an array of exciting issues such as the birth of creativity, knowledge and cultural capital, the ever ellusive concept of measurement, the legal … More International Conference on IP and the Creative Industries by Sofia Gkiousou