Tania Cheng-davies
Lecturer in Law
Department of Law
University of Bristol
United Kingdom
Biography
She is currently a PhD candidate at the School of Law. she research lies within the broad area of UK copyright law, specifically examining the shortcomings of moral rights doctrine, particularly in relation to the integrity right, and the impact of such shortcomings on cultural heritage within the UK. Essentially, the crux of my research is the question of why moral rights doctrine in common law jurisdictions ignore the possibility of creators having a legitimate claim to protection when faced with the destruction of their creative works, a question rarely examined or analysed in depth by the courts or legal ...
Research Interest
Copyright law, specifically examining the shortcomings of moral rights doctrine, particularly in relation to the integrity right
Publications
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Cheng-Davies, TSL, 2013, ‘Public benefit or private loss - orphan works and the Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Act 2013’. Journal of Computer, Media and Telecommunications Law.
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Cheng-Davies, T, 2015, ‘Can a Work of Art be Destroyed under Copyright Law?’. Intellectual Property Forum., pp. 32-45
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Cheng-Davies, TSL, 2016, ‘Honour in UK Copyright Law is Not ‘A Trim Reckoning’ – Its Impact on the Integrity Right and the Destruction of Works of Art’. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, vol 36., pp. 272-303
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Cheng-Davies, TSL, 2016, ‘A Work of Art is Not a Barrel of Pork: The Relationship Between Private Property Rights, Moral Rights Doctrine and The Preservation of Cultural Heritage’. Intellectual Property Quarterly, vol 2016., pp. 278-294
