CREATe Copyright hack

CREATe, the Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy is hosting a hackathon on 13th and 14th May. The event will take place over 24 hours from 18:00 on Friday 13th until 20:00 Saturday 14th.

CREATe is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Glasgow studying the role of copyright in society. A major challenge we face is that we generate a lot of data, but we are not always able to visualise it effectively. In order to have an impact, we need to communicate findings to policy makers and the public. Media companies and rightsholders have asked for stronger and stronger copyright protection. Our data suggest that other approaches may be better. Help us present the best evidence for copyright reform to politicians, industry and the public. The purpose of this hackathon is to explore ways to innovatively mine, analyse and visualise data about the effects of copyright.

Participants are invited to take part in one of the following challenges:

Challenge 1: Inform copyright policy through evidence visualisation
Challenge 2: Understand what drives creativity in online markets
Challenge 3: Does availability of legal alternatives reduce piracy?

There’s a £1000 cash prize for the winning team, as well as free food and drink.

Participation in the event is free, but places are limited. To register your interest in attending, please complete the short Eventbrite here