Nov 10, 2017 - This project examines intellectual property on the blockchain. It identifies the key issues, strategies, and approaches to managing copyright in the creative industries that will enable artists to capitalize on this breakthrough technology, navigate the associated complexities, and disintermediate any party that adds no value.

Oct 19, 2022 - In this project, our research lead reviews what we learned from the music industry’s first wave of blockchain innovation and explores the opportunities in its second wave, including innovations such as non-fungible tokens and metaverse experiences. He looks at the barriers to realizing these opportunities, including risks such as the legal grey area around who holds the intellectual property rights to minting music-related NFTs. He includes excerpts of his in-depth interviews of Scott Cohen, former chief innovation officer, Warner Music Group; Sophie Goossens, partner, Reed Smith; Vaughn McKenzie-Landell, CEO and co-founder of JAAK; and Chr...

Jan 22, 2018 - Hosted by BRI Managing Director Hilary Carter and featuring Marcus O'Dair, the Convenor of the Blockchain For Creative Industries Cluster at University of Middlesex. Marcus is the author of the BRI's "Blockchain and the Creative Industries" project.  The webinar explores how, for the first time ever, the creators of value can maintain control over their intellectual property, and even reclaim it, using the blockchain.

Aug 31, 2019 - This project surveys patents issued globally in the blockchain space, compares them to the nature and volume of patents in the Internet space, and puts them into categories of innovation. The author walks through a careful analysis of the claims of issued patents, for companies to decide whether to avoid such patents or to design around their claims. He identifies deficiencies in the patent office review of prior art, which—when rectified—could render a patent invalid. Finally, he discusses strategic uses of patent offices and the federal court system in the defense of or dispute over an issued patent.

Aug 15, 2017 - Hosted by BRI Executive Director Alex Tapscott and featuring South African Entrepreneur Vinny Lingham, CEO of Blockchain Identity management startup Civic. Civic is on a mission to deliver secure, low-cost, and decentralized identity verification via the blockchain. Civic will be an identity platform for everything from passports, driver’s licenses, birth certificates, wedding certificates and more.

Mar 20, 2019 - This project explores how the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) might leverage blockchain technology to add value to copyright registration at the national level. It describes early proofs of concepts—such as British Columbia business registry—and concludes with a potential course for the future of copyright registration. Ce projet explore comment l'Office de la propriété intellectuelle du Canada (OPIC) pourrait tirer parti de la technologie de la blockchain pour ajouter de la valeur à l'enregistrement du droit d'auteur au niveau national. Il décrit les premières preuves de concepts - comme le registre des entreprises ...