Professor James Griffin

Associate Professor Griffin's main area of research relates to the impact of Intellectual Property laws upon technology. He has recently published a monograph about the development of quantum and biological computing ('The State of Cultural Biology: The regulation of biological computing' Edward Elgar (2023)). This monograph argued that it is important to acknowledge the historical role of biologies in the making of culture when considering such newer computing technologies. He has published articles on the role of authors in the digital environment, such as 'The evolution of authorship under technology: implications for copyright law' in the IPQ and 'Copyright in Music' in Legal Studies. A monograph ('The State of Creativity') has been published which looks at the function of creativity within the development of society. A collection of works investigating 3D printing in China was published in 2018. He is the editor of Merkin and Black, 'Copyright and Design Law.' Current research interests include copyright and rationality, copyright and technology, memes and copyright, communicative theory and copyright, art and the law, and interdisciplinary research into creativity. Professor Griffin is also invovled with the development of novel technologies, such as the tracking and tracing of information through technologies such as quantum and biological computers, and has been helped lead projects developing patented digital watermarks for 3D printed objects.