Jane and Chris speak to bestselling author and cultural historian John Higgs about how copyright is intertwined in the weird and fascinating stories he has explored in his books. We talk about Ian Fleming's gold-plated typewriter, the KLF's scrapes with unauthorised sampling, how creative people go fishing for big ideas, how copyright supports him …

Jane and Chris talk to copyright legend Professor Carys Craig (and her best pal Brodie - pictured) about her copyright history, critical legal studies, the fact that copyright is not neutral, the saga of copyright litigation in Canadian universities, copyright anxiety and of course her favourite cake.Editing by the fabulous Emma GuilbertCarys Craig…

Jane and Chris talk to Richard Ovenden OBE: Bodley's 25th librarian (and Chris's ultimate boss) about leading one of the world's greatest research libraries, his best selling book 'Burning the Books' and the copyright implications of preserving knowledge in the 21st century.Photo credit: John CairnsLinks to things mentioned in the podcast:Meet Bodl…

Chris and Jane (https://copyrightliteracy.org/) talk to incoming President of the American Library Association Emily Drabinski about critical librarianship and its relationship with copyright literacy. We hear about Emily's journey to library leadership, how she first encountered copyright questions, her plans for engaging with the library communit…

Jane and Chris go on tour in this episode of Copyright Waffle, speaking to Tania Todorova, Professor of Library Sciences at the University of Library Sciences and Information Technologies in Sofia Bulgaria. In 2013 Tania created the copyright literacy survey to research how much librarians and those working in cultural heritage understand about cop…

Jane and Chris (copyrightliteracy.org) speak to science fiction author, journalist, digital rights activist and copyright legend Cory Doctorow.We hear about his introduction to the copyright debates, his conversion to openness, the problems with the modern copyright regime and his latest book 'Chokepoint Capitalism' written with Rebecca Giblin. We …

Part two of a fascinating conversation where Jane and Chris (copyrightliteracy.org) talk to Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn about the link between the Beatles and copyright and his relationship with research and archives.Mark (www.marklewisohn.net/) is the author of multiple best selling books on the Beatles, the most recent of which is 2013's Tune In…

Jane and Chris talk to leading Beatles expert Mark Lewisohn at his archive about the Beatles introduction to copyright and the ways in which they changed the music industry in the 1960s.Mark (https://www.marklewisohn.net/) is the author of multiple best selling books on the Beatles, the most recent of which is 2013's Tune In, the first volume in th…

Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (copyrightliteracy.org) speak to intellectual property expert Prof Asuncion Esteve Pardo from the University of Barcelona about her copyright history, her work in open access and share some musical banter and discussions about cake.Asun gives us some of the background to her successful January 2022 seminar at Queen Ma…

Chris and Jane talk to copyright activist and former MEP Julia Reda about her copyright history, how she got involved in copyright reform as a member of the European parliament, her research at the Berkman Klein Center Harvard, her copyright heroes and of course her favourite cake. Here are links to some of the things we talked about:Space Oddity b…

Jane and Chris from copyrightliteracy.org talk to Caroline Ball, academic librarian at the University of Derby and UK Wikimedian of the Year 2020. Caroline tells us about her copyright history in fan fiction, her pioneering use of Wikipedia for Information Literacy teaching and her involvement in the EbookSOS campaign.Links to information in the po…

Jane and Chris talk to Dr Maren Deepwell, CEO of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT) about her history and the links between copyright and online learning at a time of pandemic. We discuss her PhD studies into Victorian cemeteries, open leadership, the new ALT Copyright and Online Learning Special Interest Group (CoOL SIG), her copyright …

Chris and Jane waffle with Dr Ben Marsh of internet singing sensations the Marsh Family. Ben talks about his family's rise to fame performing parody versions of popular songs during the lockdown, the challenges of navigating copyright law and his thoughts on freedom of expression. He also tells us about his academic work at the University of Kent, …

In this podcast Jane and Chris talk to Dr Richard Misek, Senior Lecture in Film at the University of Kent. They talk about his involvement with copyright as a film maker and teacher, the challenges that copyright can cause for creative reuse and the importance of fair dealing and fair use. He also talks about his copyright heroes, and of course his…

Chris and Jane talk to Mark Walford, Vice President Rights & Business Development at Sage Publishing. We talk about his copyright history in the publishing industry, his historical copyright hero and a nerdy fact about copyright which involves an epic battle. And of course they talk about cake, but also biscuits. At great length. You might want to …

In this episode Chris and Jane talk to music publisher, composer, musician and copyright enthusiast Simon Anderson, Director of Publishing at Audio Network. Simon talks about his history in the music industry, the importance of copyright and his research into copyright infringement cases. He also shares his copyright heroes, his favourite nerdy fac…

Chris and Jane talk to Sol Picciotto, Emeritus Professor at Lancaster University about his experiences of teaching in higher education and the part he played in defining copyright licensing in the UK. Sol's story starts in Dar Es Salaam in the 1960s, travels through the UK copyright tribunal and ends up in the Middle East where we discuss his favou…

The latest episode of Copyright Waffle where we chat to Teresa Hackett, the Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager for EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries). She talks about her advocacy work on copyright reform, the training and support offered to libraries in developing and transition countries, how she got into copyright and her favouri…

Chris and Jane talk to Icepops 2019 keynote (Stephanie) Charley Farley from the University of Edinburgh about her copyright history, copyright heroes and the approach she takes to playful learning and open education at the University of Edinburgh.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Chris and Jane talk to Andrea Wallace and Douglas McCarthy about their work on creating an open GLAM database, tracking which cultural institutions are providing digitised collection items on an openly licensed basis. They also talk about the Creative Commons Summit, Portuguese custard tarts and face swapping.…

Chris and Jane talk to Lionel Bently about his copyright history and heroes, his work on quotation exceptions and the difficulty in negotiating the train networks of south east England.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Chris and Jane talk to Judy Nokes, Crown Copyright, Copyright and Information Policy Adviser at the National Archives about her career history, copyright heroes and the practicalities of haggling with the queen over licence terms.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Jane and Chris talk to James Bennett, Head of Rights and Licensing at the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) about his copyright history, his current projects and his views on publishing, gardening, Westlife and cookies.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Jane and Chris talk to Dr Jose Bellido, Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent Law School about his copyright history, his work on intellectual property and his favourite cakes.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Bartolomeo Meletti, Creative Director of copyrightuser.org and Copyright Service Delivery Manager at Learning on Screen talks about his copyright history, his copyright heroes at the CREATe research centre and whether all Italians like copyright, ice cream and spaghetti.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Chris and Jane chat to Dr Eleonora Rosati during the CopyCamp conference in Poland Warsaw. She talks about her copyright history, shares what she is working on at the moment and some copyright news.By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)

Copyright Waffle Episode 1 - 02:09:2018 by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)By Chris Morrison and Jane Secker (UK Copyright Literacy)