Fashion and Copyright: Protection as a Tool to Foster Sustainable Development

This doctoral dissertation investigates the applicability of the copyright framework to fashion designs from the perspective of sustainable development. The dissertation is based on five (5) peer-reviewed articles and an integrative chapter. In addition to legal research methods, this multidisciplinary thesis utilizes fashion research.

The research systematises the European Union copyright framework and analyses its relationship to fashion. It has a special focus on the distinction between ‘applied art’ and ‘pure art’. The effects of this distinction on fashion are being investigated. The research analyses how the copyright framework of fashion relates to sustainable development of the fashion industry and the sustainability-related challenges that the industry is struggling with. Sustainable development is viewed from the perspectives of environmental, social and cultural sustainability.

The webinar’s concept is informal Phd thesis defence. The thesis was officially defended on September 10, 2021 with the permission of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland. Professor Katja Weckström is an opponent and there is also time for questions from the audience.

Welcome!