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Paul du Plessis @sententiaepauli.bsky.social · Jun 23

Out in September. Available to pre-order now from all good online bookstores. #HenryMaine #AncientLaw
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Henry Maine’s Ancient Law as an Expression of Victorian Humanism

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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · Jun 12

Call for papers for a major two-day conference on Legal Methodologies exploring the nature of the discipline, with really important keynote speakers. Any abstracts, if you are interested in participating, to be emailed to [email protected] by 7 July.

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Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · May 1

Enjoy land law? Want to hear me wax lyrical about how great Benjamin Cherry was, and how he drafted the LPA 1925 and its sibling statutes? There will be archives, intense political bargaining, and hot takes from Edwardian lawyers.

Cambridge 20 May (hybrid)

Oxford 27 May (in person)

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Apr 28

Happy to share my new piece 'As you know, our (geo)blockade is perfectly legal’ - EU, the Geo-Blocking Regulation and the future of copyright law' for
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice! Bonus: snuck in a Star Wars Easter egg. Link below. @lawatleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congatulations, Igor!

#GeoBlocking #Copyright #CopyrightLaw #Academia #AcademicSky #LawSky @oxfordacademic.bsky.social

Read at: academic.oup.com/jiplp/advanc...

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Apr 28

Link to the article: academic.oup.com/jiplp/advanc...

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Apr 28

Happy to share my new piece 'As you know, our (geo)blockade is perfectly legal’ - EU, the Geo-Blocking Regulation and the future of copyright law' for
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice! Bonus: snuck in a Star Wars Easter egg. Link below. @lawatleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Apr 9

Are you interested in the relations between Indigenous peoples, business and government? Come along to our 2-day conference: 'A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-making?'
Sign up 👇

www.tickettailor.com/events/schoo...?

#IPLaw #IntellectualProperty #Indigenous #LawSky #AcademicLaw

Select tickets – Conference: A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-making? – Liberty Building

A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-making? Winning Against the Odds for Human Rights, Equity, and Indigenous Peopl...

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Ben Farrand @benfarrand.bsky.social · Apr 7

Whether this is the ‘death of globalisation’ ultimately depends on how you understand globalisation. 🧵

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Tristan Henderson @tnhh.org · Mar 31

We have an endowed chair in AI here at St Andrews. Closing date 5 May. Please consider applying. It would be great to have a new colleague interested in ethics or regulation (that said, I am not on the hiring panel). www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Professor in Artificial Intelligence (Chair) - AC2605LS

Professor in Artificial Intelligence (Chair) - AC2605LS, School of Computer Science Salary: Grade 9/by negotiation Start Date: As soon as possible , <p style="text-align: justify;"><span>The Unive...

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Mar 28

📅 Save the date! 8-9 May
'A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-Making?' will be an unmissable event! Check out the agenda👇
@cblpleeds.bsky.social @lsjleeds.bsky.social @grahamdutfield.bsky.social @subhajitbasu.bsky.social @iszpotakowski.bsky.social
#IndigenousPeoples #HumanRights #Equity

Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 28

A programme of a two-day international conference on 'A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-Making?' hosted by @lawatleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social
on 8–9 May 2025 is now available online. The conference is part-funded by the Society of Legal Scholars 👇

A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-making? Winning Against the Odds for Human Rights, Equity, and Indigenous Peoples

This conference aims to contribute to global discussions on IP treaty-making and explore how marginalised groups can successfully influence treaty outcomes.

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 28

A programme of a two-day international conference on 'A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-Making?' hosted by @lawatleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social
on 8–9 May 2025 is now available online. The conference is part-funded by the Society of Legal Scholars 👇

A New Direction in Intellectual Property Treaty-making? Winning Against the Odds for Human Rights, Equity, and Indigenous Peoples

This conference aims to contribute to global discussions on IP treaty-making and explore how marginalised groups can successfully influence treaty outcomes.

essl.leeds.ac.uk

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michael veale @michae.lv · Mar 28

if this area of law and practice seems like w mess, that’s because it is. @vmantouvalou.bsky.social and I have a forthcoming piece about the practical and legal difficulties accessing user messages/device data on their personal devices using various information rights here… doi.org/10.31219/osf...

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 25

Thank you @lawatleeds.bsky.social !

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 25

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 25

More information about the work here: essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/news/art...

Dr Igor Szpotakowski questions current gaps in AI regulation

Through two events in February, Dr Szpotakowski disseminated his research findings on important concerns regarding generative AI models.

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 25

Excited to see my paper 'Self-Regulation and Pre-Market Licensing as Methods of Controlling GenAI in the People's Republic of China – Preliminary Observations' finally published in Polish as part of my cooperation with the University of Warsaw! Great to see this in print.
@lawatleeds.bsky.social

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Dr Lorren Eldridge @loreldridge.bsky.social · Mar 24

I've got a pile of books awaiting review for the Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, on Equity; private law theory; and public/private law intersection. If you'd be interested, drop me a DM/email whether PhD/ECR, practitioner, or experienced academic. Usually comes with a free hardback copy!

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Andres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · Mar 22

The end of digital property

I've been thinking a lot about cyberpunk recently for various reasons. Not only have I been re-reading some old classics such as Neuromancer and Snow Crash, but I am starting to see many worrying trends depicted in dystopian novels in everyday life. But perhaps one of…

The end of digital property

I've been thinking a lot about cyberpunk recently for various reasons. Not only have I been re-reading some old classics such as Neuromancer and Snow Crash, but I am starting to see many worrying trends depicted in dystopian novels in everyday life. But perhaps one of the biggest misses from the genre when describing future technologies has been the Metaverse, that vast online space where we would be spending most of our daily existence via the use of virtual reality.

www.technollama.co.uk

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Mar 19

Check out this new article about Dr @iszpotakowski.bsky.social's recent research on generative AI models! 👇

tinyurl.com/mvevvu9u

@cblpleeds.bsky.social
#AI #LLM #GenerativeAI #AIRegulation

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Paolo Sandro @paolosandro.bsky.social · Mar 15

Would any legal or political philosopher on here be willing to share a (successful) visiting fellowship application with me? Pint on me first time you are in the North of England!

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Igor Szpotakowski @iszpotakowski.bsky.social · Mar 3

Congratulations @anzapp.bsky.social !

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University of Leeds - School of Law @lawatleeds.bsky.social · Mar 3

📣 New book alert!!
'The Future of Geographical Indications: European and Global Perspectives', co-edited by Dr @anzapp.bsky.social, is out now with Edward Elgar Publishing.
Read more below!
tinyurl.com/mpusvt6n
@cblpleeds.bsky.social #HigherEd #AcademicSky #LawSky

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Dr Ilaria Zavoli @ilariazavoli.bsky.social · Feb 28

Pleased to share the call for papers for our upcoming conference on money laundering in insolvency funded by an ESRC IAA Grant. Feel free to share to contacts and colleagues @lssi.bsky.social @lawatleeds.bsky.social @cblpleeds.bsky.social @ccjsleeds.bsky.social

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Ignacio Cofone @ignaciocofone.bsky.social · Feb 26

At the Institute for Ethics in AI, we’re looking to hire a postdoc fellow in law working on AI law/regulation together with the fabulous Oriel College, starting this fall (2-3 ys). Oxford will announce the details in the coming weeks but please share with people who might be interested

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