Aline Iramina
- E-mail: a.iramina.1@research.gla.ac.uk; aline.iramina@glasgow.ac.uk
Research title: Copyright Governance by Algorithms: Towards a More Transparent Regime?
Research Summary
Research Interests
- Intellectual Property Law
- Platform Regulation
- Privacy and Data Protection Law
- AI Regulation
Research Fellowship
- Research Fellow of the first Research Sprint on 'AI and Content Moderation' (August 2020 – October 2020), organised by The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), within the project “The Ethics of Digitalisation – from principles to practices”.
- Research Fellow in the research project 'Access to Platform Data' at the Meir Shamgar Center for Digital Law & Innovation at Tel Aviv University to work on a publishable paper on 'Access to platform data for research purposes' (July 2022 - September 2022).
- Research Assistant (October 2024 - March 2025) at CREATe, University of Glasgow School of Law, within the research project 'Closed v. Open Business Models for GLAM Institutions', commissioned by Creative Commons.
Publications
Articles
- Iramina, A. (2020) "GDPR v. GDPL: Strategic Adoption of the Responsiveness Approach in the elaboration of Brazil's General Data Protection Law and the EU General Data Protection Regulation" (in Portuguese). Law, State and Telecommunications Review, Brasilia, v. 12, n. 2, p. 91-117, 13 Oct. 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26512/lstr.v12i2
- Iramina, A. “Liability of Intermediary Service Providers for Copyright Infringement in Brazil: Challenges and Perspectives” (in Portuguese) in the Law Magazine “Direito e Novas Tecnologias” (Jul.Set/2019) – Thomson Reuters Revista dos Tribunais.
Policy Briefs
- Iramina, A., Spencer-Smith C., Yan, W. (2020). Disclosure Rules for Algorithmic Content Moderation. Research Sprint on AI and Content Moderation.
Book Chapters
- Iramina, A; Perel Filmar, M. & Elkin-Koren, N. "Paving the way for the Right to Research Platform Data in the DSA" ('Forthcoming in Jef Ausloos and Siddharth P de Souza (eds) Research Access to Digital Infrastructures')
- Iramina, A. "Copyright Governance by Algorithms: towards a new regulatory regime' (in Portuguese) in the Book "Direitos Autorais na Internet: Diagnosticos e Perspectivas no Debate Brasileiro", 1st ed. FGV. January, 2023.
- Iramina A. “Challenges of New Technologies and New Business Models to the Copyright System” (in Portuguese) in the Book “Cultura e Pensamento – Cultura Digital e Economia da Cultura” – Coleção Invenções – UFG. November, 2017.
Web publications
- Iramina, A. (2024) "Given the lack of evidence on the impact of reversion and contract adjustment rights, will the UK prioritise the adoption of voluntary measures?". Kluwer Copyright Blog. 14 February 2024.
- Iramina, A. (2022) "Anitta's Spotify Number 1: Algorithms and Copyright Governance in the Global Streaming Economy'. CREATe blog. 09 September 2022.
- Iramina, A. (2022) “Copyright User Guidance on Algorithms”. Copyrightuser.org. 10 March 2022. https://www.copyrightuser.org/understand/rights-permissions/algorithms/
Supervisors
Grants
College of Social Sciences (CoSS) PhD scholarship (2020-2023).
Conference
Conference Presentations (Selected)
- EPIP 2023 - Participant in the Panel 'Copyright Challenges in the Digital Era' presenting my paper on 'Copyright Governance by and of Algorithms: an Analysis of the Music Streaming Industry in hte UK' (September 2023)
- 2023 IPRE Conference - Participant in the Panel 'Copyright and Music' presenting my paper on 'How do UGC and Music Streaming Services Respond to the Call for More Algorithmic Transparency in the EU and the UK? (June 2023)
Conference 'Rethinking Copyright Flexibilities'. Participant in the Panel 'Copyright Flexibilities and the Role of Platforms' presenting my paper on "Copyright Governance by Algorithms: Rules and Standards on Algorithmic Transparency" (October 2022)
- Intensive Doctoral Week (11th edition) Sciences Po. Participant in the 'Writing Workshops' to discuss my PhD research on 'Copyright Governance by Algorithms: empirical analysis of main nodes, networks, and social effects involving the use of algorithms by online platforms within the music streaming industry in the UK' (June, 2022)
- 1st Annual Conference of Scottish Law and Innovation Network. Participant in the panel 'Righting Copywrongs' to discuss my research on 'Copyright Governance by Algorithms: Rules and Standards on Algorithmic Transparency' (April, 2022)
- Fourth Intellectual Property & Innovation Researchers Asia Conference. Participant in one of the parallel sessions on 'Digital Copyright' to present my research on 'Copyright Governace by Algorithms: Rules and Standards on Algorithmic Transparency' (February, 2022)
- Global Congress of Intellectual Property and Public Interest. Participant in the 'Workshop on Copyright and the Digital Economy' to present my research on 'Content Moderation and Recommender Systems: why do we need to know more about copyright governance by algorithms?' (October, 2021)
- The X Internet Forum of Brazil. 'Copyright and the Internet of 21st century' (September, 2020)
- XIII Congress on Copyright and Public Interest (CODAIP). 'Copyright, Public Interest and Technological Convergence' (November, 2019)
- PROSPECT&I 2019. International Congress of PROFNIT. “'Copyright and New Technologies' (October, 2019)
- The 4th Global Congress on Intellectual Property and Public Interest. 'Multilateral Agenda on Copyright and Related Rights' (December, 2015).
Teaching
Lecturer in IP Law at UofG:
- Intellectual Property and the Market (LLM) - Teaching TMs and Brands
- Copyright in the Digital Environment (LLM) - Teaching Copyright and Platform Regulation
- Trade Marks and Brands (LLM) - Teaching TMs (including GIs, passing off and ambush marketing)
- Intellectual Property Law (Msc) - Teaching IP law
- Intellectual Property Law: Culture and Personality (LLB 2024/2025) - Teaching seminars on 'Copyright Infringement'; 'Contracts and Remuneration' and 'Generative AI and Performers' rights'
- Law and Digital Creative Industries (LLB 2023/2024) - Teaching one seminar on 'Copyright in the Music Industry'
- CopyrightX: CREATE (convenor)
Guest Lecturer:
- Course 'Intellectual Property Rights and Emerging Technologies' (Trinity College Dublin). 'Copyright, Algorithms and Platform Governance' (February 2024)
- Course "Disinformation and autocrats in the digital world: Policy Solutions" (University of Tubingen). 'Platform Transparency'(July, 2022)
- Summer course LAW5033 IPL (UofG). 'Copyright in the Digital Environment' (June, 2021)
- VI Workshop on IP for media professionals organised by WIPO and the National Confederation of Industry. 'Introduction on Copyright in the Arts, Publishing Industry and on the Internet' (August, 2020)
- WIPO Summer School. 'Copyright and New Creative Industries' (January, 2020)
- WIPO Summer School. 'The use of protected content in the digital environment: new business models, broadcasting and satellite signals' (July, 2019)
- III Workshop on IP for Media Professionals organised by WIPO and The National Confederation of Industry. 'Copyright in the digital environment' (November, 2018)
- ENAP Specialization course on policy & sciences management, technology, and innovation. Intellectual Property and Technology Transference. 'Basic concepts and the impact of new technologies on the copyright system' (March, 2018)
Additional Information
PhD Researcher at CREATe
Civil Servant in Brazil’s federal government – currently on leave
Qualified Lawyer in the 'Brazilian Bar Association' (OAB)
LL.M in Intellectual Property Law at University College London (2016/2017)