Dr James Griffin
Publications
Books
Intellectual Property Law, United Kingdom, ITC, 2008.
Intellectual Property, UK, ITC, 2007.
with J Ying, A Nair, Intellectual Property, UK, Hodder Arnold, 2007.
Conferences
A proposal for a unified test for Intellectual Property Law, Staff Seminar, Sheffield Hallam University, , 2010
Back to the basics of Intellectual Property Theory, International Symposium on IP and IT law, Chinese University of Politics and Law, Beijing 2009, , 2009
Copyright Evolution: Creation, Exploitation, Rationalisation, BAAS, University of Manchester, 2012, , 2012
Too many laws, too few examples: Copyright Evolution, BILETA, University of Northumbia, , 2012
Copyrights and Contracts, GikII VI, IT University, Göteborg, Sweden, , 2011
Intellectual Property: A unified test? [but with an emphasis on the concept of property and autopoiesis], Jean Monnet Seminar Series in the Information Society, University of Exeter, , 2010
(Discussant, as a plenary session chair) Age of Digital Convergence, Hong Kong University, , 2009 Full Article
"Copyright: What happened to creativity?", BILETA, Glasgow Caledonian University 2008, , 2008
"The Role of 'Ancient Regulation' in a Copyright LLM Course", European Intellectual Property Teachers Network, University of Newcastle, , 2008
"A new approach for the justification of copyright in the digital era?", Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, , 2008
"Should we have an exemption for transformative works in the Information Society Directive?", BILETA, University of Hertfordshire, , 2007
"The effect of recent rulings and subpoenas on the use of p2p networks", BILETA, University of Malta, , 2006
"Grokster: the end of p2p networks? A practical and theoretical analysis", SLS, Keele University, , 2006
"Why peer to peer file sharing should not be treated as an illegal activity per se", IPT Conference, University of Cambridge, , 2005
"A need to change the basis of intellectual property", The Inaugural International Symposium "The Law and Information Interface in the Digitally Networked Society: Is a Conceptual Rethink Imperative?", University of Wolverhampton, , 2005
" The changing nature of copyright", SLSA, University of Liverpool, , 2005
Journal articles
Copyright Evolution: Creation, exploitation, rationalisation and the inevitable march to collapse, Forthcoming, 2012
Copyright Memes: A simple or complex question?, Forthcoming, 2012
The notion of property in Copyright: A zone of discourse, Forthcoming, 2012
with A Nair, The regulation of pornography: Teleology (in)action, Forthcoming, 2012
Book Review: Harmonizing European Copyright Law, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, forthcoming, 2011
The interface between copyright and contract: Suggestions for the future, European Journal of Law and Technology, vol. 2, 2011
300 years of copyright law: A not so modest proposal for reform, 28 John Marshall Journal of Computer and Information Law, 2010
The centrality of architecture in copyright law, Intellectual Property Quarterly, 2010
The effect of the Digital Economy Act 2010 upon 'semiotic democracy', International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, vol. 24, 2010
Copyright in music: A role for the principles of reverse engineering, Legal Studies, vol. 30, 2010
An historical solution to the legal challenges posed by peer-to-peer file sharing and digital rights management technology, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law 78, vol. 15, 2010
“Book Review: Emerging Issues in IP”, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, 2009
Book Review: A User’s Guide to Copyright, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, vol. 11, 2007, 142-142
“Book Review: In the Public Interest”, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, vol. 11, 2007, 67-68
"The 'secret path' of Grokster and Corley: avoiding liability for copyright infringement", Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, vol. 10, no. 5, 2007, 147-153
“Book Review: Copyright and Free Speech”, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, vol. 10, 2006, 142-143
“Book Review: Intellectual Property in the new Millennium:Essays in Honour of William R. Cornish”, Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law, vol. 10, 2006, 106-107
"Interactivity' and digital works: how legal rules are restricting our ability to use digital works as a communications medium", International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, vol. 20, no. 3, 2006, 301-311
The Rise of the Digital Technology Meritocracy: Legal Rules and Their Impact", Information and Communications Technology Law, vol. 3, no. 15, 2006, 211-223
"The evolution of authorship under technology: implications for copyright law", Intellectual Property Quarterly, vol. 2005, 2005, 135-154
"The need for a new paradigm in IP Law: A focus on authorship ", Information and Communications Technology Law, vol. 14, no. 3, 2005, 267-278
Why the European Court of Justice is no longer running wild: The three fears, International Affairs Society Journal, vol. 1, 2004
Reports
Response to EC Consultation on Green Paper on the Online Distribution of Audiovisual Works in the European Union: Opportunities and Challenges towards a Digital Single Market, IPFF, IPFF, 2011.
Reply to Consultation on legislative options to address illicit P2P file-sharing, 2008, 2008. 14 pages. Full Article
"Best Value, EC Treaty and EU Regulations", Home Office (via NEPP)
"Detailed Rules for European Procurement, Bristol City Council
