Dr Rebecca Giblin - Researcher Profile

Biography

Informed by her early career as an information technology consultant, Rebecca's research focuses on the regulation of computing industries, the internet and emerging technologies. Her book Code Wars (Edward Elgar, 2011. www.codewarsbook.com) recounts the legal and technological history of the first decade of the P2P file sharing era, focusing on the innovative and anarchic ways in which P2P technologies evolved in response to decisions reached by courts with regard to their predecessors. The book develops a compelling new theory to explain why a decade of ostensibly successful litigation failed to reduce the number, variety or availability of P2P file sharing applications – and highlights ways the law might need to change if it is to have any meaningful effect in future. 

Rebecca sits on the Board of the Australian Digital Alliance, is a regular co-host of the Geek Club radio segment on ABC Melbourne's 'Drive' program and is a member of Monash University's law faculty. She holds a first class honours degree in law, a PhD in copyright law, and a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. During 2011 Rebecca was the Kernochan Center Visiting International Intellectual Property Scholar at Columbia Law School in New York. 

 

·         A selection of recent papers is available via http://works.bepress.com/giblin/

·         Tweeting on tech law, IP & related issues @rgibli. 

 

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Research & Supervision Interests

Copyright

ontract Law

Information technology

Technology regulation

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - LAW

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2008

BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONOURS)

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

Publications

Books

Giblin, R., 2011, Code Wars: 10 Years of P2P Software Litigation, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK.

Journal Articles

Giblin, R.K., 2012, Australia's High Court rules on ISP's liability for user infringements, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice [P], vol 7, issue 8, Oxford University Press, Oxford UK, pp. 559-560.

Giblin, R.K., 2012, On the (new) New Zealand graduated response law (and why it's unlikely to achieve its aims), Telecommunications Journal of Australia [P], vol 62, issue 4, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Vic Australia, pp. 1-14.

Giblin, R.K., 2012, Optus v NRL: a seismic shift for time shifting in Australia, European Intellectual Property Review [P], vol 34, issue 5, Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, London UK, pp. 357-363.

Giblin, R.K., 2012, Stranded in the technological dark ages: implications of the Full Federal Court's decision in NRL v Optus, European Intellectual Property Review [P], vol 34, issue 9, Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, London UK, pp. 632-641.

Giblin, R.K., 2012, The P2P wars: how code beat war, IEEE Internet Computing [P], vol 16, issue 3, IEEE, Los Alamito USA, pp. 92-94.

Giblin, R., 2011, Physical world assumptions and software world realities (and why there are more P2P software providers than ever before), The Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts [P], vol 35, issue 1, Columbia University, New York USA, pp. 57-118.

Giblin, R.K., 2009, The uncertainties, baby: Hidden perils of Australia's authorisation law, Australian Intellectual Property Journal [P], vol 20, issue 3, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, pp. 148-177.

Giblin, R.K., 2008, A Bit Liable? A Guide to Navigating the US Secondary Liability Patchwork, Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal, vol 25, issue 1, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara California USA, pp. 7-49.

Giblin, R.K., 2007, On Sony, Streamcast and Smoking Guns, European Intellectual Property Review, vol 29, issue 6, Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, London UK, pp. 215-226.

Giblin-Chen, R.K., 2006, Australia to become nerve centre for P2P litigation?, Computer Law Review International, vol 7, issue 5, Verlag, Germany, pp. 156-158.

Giblin-Chen, R.K., Davison, M.J., 2006, Kazaa goes the way of Grokster? Authorisation of copyright infringement via peer-to-peer networks in Australia, Australian Intellectual Property Journal, vol 17, issue 1, Lawbook Co., NSW Australia, pp. 53-76.

Giblin-Chen, R.K., 2005, Rewinding Sony: an inducement theory of secondary liability, European Intellectual Property Review, vol 27, issue 11, Sweet & Maxwell Limited, London UK, pp. 428-436.

Teaching Commitment

Contract B (LAW2102)

Principles of contract B (LAW7429)

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Redefining the 'person' - the challenges of cyber identities..

Supervisors:

Witzleb, N (Main), Giblin, R (Associate).