Fair Use in Europe: in Search of Flexibilities in Copyright: Speaker: Prof Bernt Hugenholtz (Seventh Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture at Emmanuel College, funded from the Herchel Smith bequest) Queen's Lecture Theatre, Emmanuel College

The Seventh Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture will take place at Emmanuel College and the title this year is 'Fair Use in Europe: in Search of Flexibilities in Copyright'. The speaker is Professor Bernt Hugenholtz, Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Director of the Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam (IViR). 

Professor Hugenholtz received his doctor’s degree cum laude from the University of Amsterdam in 1989, where he defended his thesis on copyright protection of works of facts. He has written numerous books, studies and articles on a variety of topics involving copyright, information technology, new media and the Internet. He teaches courses in copyright law, international copyright law and industrial property law and was a member of the Amsterdam Bar and partner of the law firm Stibbe between 1990 and 1998. Since 2003 he has been a deputy judge at the Court of Appeal in Arnhem.

Prof. Hugenholtz is a member of the Dutch Copyright Committee that advises the Minister of Justice of the Netherlands, and has acted as a consultant to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the European Commission, and several national governments. He has been on international missions representing WIPO in China and Indonesia, and is a regular speaker at international conferences.

Attendance at the lecture is by invitation only. If you interested in attending please email Gaenor Moore or phone 01223 330081.