Christopher Robinson

Email: spwb7304@leeds.ac.uk
Thesis title: An analysis of UK copyright law protection of visual art from use as training data for artificial intelligence (AI) models
Supervisors: Rebecca Moosavian, Professor Subhajit Basu

Profile

I joined Leeds University Law School in October 2024 as a post-graduate researcher. I previously worked in private practice (specialising in intellectual property law) and I am a fully funded researcher, having been awarded the School of Law Scholarship for 2024/25.

Research interests

My research is focused on the use of visual works by AI models as training data, particularly third party owned, copyright-protected visual works. My PhD thesis will examine the effects on creatives and associated industries and whether updates are required to the UK's copyright legislation framework.

Qualifications

LPC, BPP Law School
LLB in Law, Durham University