Steve Collins

Biography

Steve holds an LL.B (Hons), MA Cyberculture and Law and a PhD (Sampling, Copyright Law and Fair Use). He has a wide and varied teaching background. He taught media studies, Web design, generic computer skills, networking, music technology and an array of legal areas (including contract, tort, company, criminal, employment, property, family, insurance, media) at the South East Essex College (UK). He also developed and delivered media law components for BA and BSc programmes run in conjunction with the University of Essex. Steve has also taught law for a range of professional qualifications such as the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Chartered Institute of Insurers, National Council for the Training of Journalists and in addition he ran the Institute of Legal Executives course. Since moving to Australia in 2002, Steve has taught digital media production and media law in the Department of MMCCS. Currently Program Director for the BA-Media and Bachelor of Marketing and Media, Steve also sits on a number of departmental, faculty and university committees concerning learning and teaching, and standards and quality.

Research Interest

Steve's research focuses primarily on technology, disruption, music industry, creativity and copyright law. He is interested in supervising any postgraduate research in these areas.