Dr Hayleigh Bosher
Associate Dean / Reader in Intellectual Property Law
Summary
Hayleigh is a Reader in Intellectual Property Law and Associate Dean (Professional Development and Graduate Outcomes) at Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ, as well as, Visiting Research Fellow at the , a legal consultant in the creative industries, an advisor for the independent UK charity for professional musicians, and sits on the advisory board of , a social enterprise striving for inclusivity in the music industry. Hayleigh was awarded the British Academy Researcher-led Innovation Fellowships 2023-24 for her project 'The Future of the UK Music Industry: Exploring Policy and Practice,' in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Hayleigh is well-recognised in the field of intellectual property law, in particular copyright law and the creative industries, and has attained an international reputation in the field of music copyright in particular. Her work in this area has been cited extensively in academic, practitioner and policy outputs and she is regularly interviewed by numerous national and international media outlets, including the BBC, ITV, Sky News, Channel 5 News and The Guardian, The Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Hayleigh researches in the area of copyright and related laws in the creative industries, particularly in context of music, social media, and artificial intelligence and related technologies. Her research always involves public, policy and industry engagement, with an emphasis on helping creators understand their rights whilst at the same time ensuring that those rights are fairly balanced and adequately supported by law. As such, she is widely published in academic peer-reviewed journals, in the press, and has responded to a number of policy inquiries at international and national level. Her recent book;, is accompanied with a and which she produces and co-hosts with Jules O'Riordan (AKA Judge Jules). She appeared before the in relation to their Inquiry on the Economics of Music Streaming, the for their Inquiry on the Governance of Artificial Intelligence and the on Large Language Models.
Hayleigh is a member of the UK Intellectual Property Office Research Experts Advisory Group, the Centre for Artificial Intelligence: Social and Digital Innovation, and the Research Centre for Law, Economics and Finance at Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ. Hayleigh joined Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ in 2018, having previously held positions at Coventry University, The University of the Arts London and the Academy of Digital Entertainment, Breda University (Netherlands).
Qualifications
Hayleigh holds a PhD in Copyright Law from Bournemouth University, under the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship Award. She also has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice and accepted as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Responsibility
Hayleigh teaches undergraduate and postgraduate Intellectual Property Law courses at Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ Law School and leads the IP Pro Bono Service. She is Associate Dean (Professional Development and Graduate Outcomes) for the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences.
Newest selected publications
Bosher, H. (2024) 'Emerging public perceptions of intellectual property in UK media'. Place of publication: UK Intellectual Property Office. Available at: .
Bosher, H. (2023) 'Forced Faming: How the Law Can Protect Against Non-Consensual Recording and Distributing of a Person’s Voice or Image'. Communications Law, 28 (3). pp. 119 - 125. ISSN: 1746-7616
Bosher, H. (Accepted) 'Legal Perspectives On The Streaming Industry - UK Perspective', in Dusollier, S. (ed.) International Legal Perspectives on the Streaming Economy. Cambridge : Larcier-Intersentia.
Bosher, H. (2023) 'Applying Knowledge in Practice With IP Pro Bono', in Jacques, S. and Soetendorp, R. (eds.) Teaching Intellectual Property Law: Strategy and Management. Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar. pp. 193 - 205. ISBN 10: 1-80088-100-2. ISBN 13: 978-1-80088-099-3.
Bosher, H., Shaw, J., Gale, K., Parkinson, S., Ihalainen, J., Holmes, N., et al. (2023) 'Blockchain: Legal and Regulatory Guidance, Section 11: Intellectual Property'. Available at: .