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Marie Hadley
@drmarieip.bsky.social
Researcher in copyright law. Artist practices and arts-based methods.Tattoo; graffiti; norms, protest
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Over the moon to see my paper with artist Travis De Vries has been published in @law-and-humanities.bsky.social. Our paper is framed through a series of conversations about art, law, and justice.

You can read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1752...
Entropy Awakening or Tear it Down? A conversation about contested statues
This paper explores the challenges faced by states with colonial or slavery histories in addressing contested statues or monuments whose messages no longer align with contemporary societal values. ...
doi.org
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Dialogue on justice sparked by art: "art commenting on legal scholarship that commented on copyright law’s regulation of protest art on public art.  …kaleidoscope of law & creative practice, ever shifting into new arrangements & each time, new angles, new depth." In @law-and-humanities.bsky.social 👇
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Over the moon to see my paper with artist Travis De Vries has been published in @law-and-humanities.bsky.social. Our paper is framed through a series of conversations about art, law, and justice.

You can read it here: doi.org/10.1080/1752...
Entropy Awakening or Tear it Down? A conversation about contested statues
This paper explores the challenges faced by states with colonial or slavery histories in addressing contested statues or monuments whose messages no longer align with contemporary societal values. ...
doi.org
August 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm currently collaborating with tattooist Dr Adam McDade on a project that looks at copying and creativity in tattoo culture. Adam delivered a snapshot of our research last week, as part of a guest lecture to my IP law students. You can check it out here:
youtu.be/fXpUDxOoqcI?...
Grey Lines: Authorship and Copying Norms in Contemporary Tattooing Practice
YouTube video by Marie Hadley
youtu.be
May 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Come listen to Dr Adam McDade on tattooist practices, authorship and copying norms. Tomorrow morning (23 May) 10am AEST. Online event.
Register here today for the Zoom link:
events.humanitix.com/creativity-c...
Grey Lines: Authorship and Copying Norms in Contemporary Tattooing Practice
Join tattooist and design scholar, Dr Adam McDade, in this public lecture as he explores the material role of the tattooist and authorship practices.
events.humanitix.com
May 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Reposted by Marie Hadley
This was a brilliant talk by @drmarieip.bsky.social
Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome Dr Marie Hadley from the University of Newcastle, Australia, for an engaging session with our early career researchers.

Marie shared her experiences navigating artistic–academic collaborations 🎨 and offered valuable lessons from the field. Thank you, Marie! 👏
April 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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"Abseiling lesbians! Queers in the classroom! Moral panic in the streets! & an act of oppression that inspired a generational riot." That's @royalcourt.bsky.social blurb for the musical 'After the Act' re s.28 LGA 1988; singing & dancing we cover @law-and-humanities.bsky.social: shorturl.at/ejIWc
After the Act - Royal Court
shorturl.at
April 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Really enjoyed hearing about the dialogic process of collaboration b/w Travis De Vries & @drmarieip.bsky.social (Law, Literature & Humanities stream) - lots of inspiration for future art/law research! Thanks to @drfoxpopuli.bsky.social and @jgreenwoodreeves.bsky.social for convening #slsa2025
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A powerful presentation on the legacies of the Hillsborough Disaster at the Socio-Legal Studies Association Conference Plenary
April 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Can't be doom and gloom all the time! Race + IP 2025: Abolitionist Futures is happening on April 17th-19th. You've still got two days to send us your abstract. The CFP is available here: raceipconference.org. We hope you'll join us!
Race + IP – Dedicated to the intersectional and collaborative study of race, coloniality, and intellectual properties
raceipconference.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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"Who's Suing Who?" @knibbs.bsky.social at @wired.com
has a new piece out today, with a scorecard featuring some handy visualizations of all of the pending AI copyright lawsuits:
December 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
www.infrastructure.gov.au
December 20, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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DIY Open #GLAM Toolkit - resources to help cultural organisations identify, prepare, and publish their digital collections for open access using public domain or other machine-readable statements. #wikimedia #libraries wikimedia.org.au/wiki/The_Ope...
The Open GLAM Toolkit
Resources to help identify, prepare, and publish digital collections for open access
wikimedia.org.au
December 20, 2024 at 5:00 AM
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Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim
Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim
Composer Toninho Geraes claims 2015 song Million Years Ago copied music of his samba classic Mulheres (Women) A Brazilian judge has ordered a song by British pop superstar Adele, Million Years Ago, be pulled worldwide – including on streaming services –…
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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The real story here is the lost argument to have ‘trade marks’ appear as two words. Appeals to the Constitution, the vibe and even the Act were not enough! Lovely working with @drmarieip.bsky.social and Associate Professor Vicki Huang for this piece: theconversation.com/rayguns-clai...
Raygun’s claim against a parody musical may not stand up: here’s what the law says
Raygun is unlikely to be able to claim intellectual property over her name, her persona and her dance moves.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Day 3 Hacking Visual Culture. Another pre-conference swim, then a wonderful day of catchups and learnings with new and old friends. Already looking forward to the next time I see design/glam/copyright/ishtip crowd! @drsarahhook.bsky.social @drshaneburke.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Day 2 Hacking Visual Culture. Morning swim; fabulous presentations by @skjethani.bsky.social, @zoesadokierski.bsky.social & others; in the data arena w/ Soundings by @drshaneburke.bsky.social & @joytwemlow.bsky.social; Hacking Hogarth by @andeewallace.bsky.social & @culturedoug.bsky.social.
December 5, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Day 1 Hacking Visual Culture @UTS. Setting the bar high for future art law conferences! Opening by @ijalexander.bsky.social, keynote from Prof Angie Abdilla, presentation by @culturedoug.bsky.social & @andeewallace.bsky.social & performance 'Artificial Symbosis' by Kurt Milkolajczyk & Anna Savery
December 4, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Looking forward to experiencing @drshaneburke.bsky.social and Joy Twemlow's installation Soundings in Sydney tomorrow!
THIS WEEK: in Sydney Australia, our reviewer @drmarieip.bsky.social will be experiencing 'Soundings', sonic art-work by @drshaneburke.bsky.social & Joy Twemlow, with sounds from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff Crown Court/Welsh Parliament etc, exploring 'intersection between sound, space, & alienation in legal context.'
December 3, 2024 at 7:12 PM