Justin Goldspink

GSC Solicitors LLP

I am the Head of Intellectual Property at GSC Solicitors LLP, a law firm in London and my main areas of work relate to copyright, trade marks and branding.

My practice covers contentious and non-contentious work.

The litigation work includes cases in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Copyright Tribunal and has ranged from numerous infringement claims to an action against the UK Government for breach of European Law.

I have extensive experience of intellectual property licensing, including multi-territory deals, and valuation. My work also addresses issues such as the qualification for, and ownership of, IP rights.

The non-contentious work also covers assistance with legislative reviews and international trade deals.

Practice Area

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualified Year

1994

Experience

GSC Solicitors LLP (1997 - Present)
5 New Square (now Hogarth Chambers) (pupillage) (1996 - 1996)
1 Crown Office Row (now 3 Hare Court) (pupillage) (1995 - 1996)
Law Commission (1994 - 1995)

Membership

Bar European Group

Qualifications

LLM (International Law) (1993)
BA (Jurisprudence) (1991)

Education

Nottingham University (1992-1993)
University of Oxford (1988-1991)

1 Contributions by Justin Goldspink

PRACTICE NOTES

UK copyright collecting societies: structure, membership, licensing, regulation (CRM Regulations), the Copyright Tribunal, and extended collective licensing

Collecting societies This Practice Note explores collecting societies-often described as licensing bodies and/or Collective Management Organisations (CMOs)-and also considers Independent Management Entities (IMEs). It covers collective licensing, the legal and organisational status of a collecting society, an outline of UK societies, the benefits for copyright owners, disadvantages for right holders and users, the pros and cons for licensees, legal constraints on how societies operate, regulation of collecting societies, and the Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/221, also referred to as the Collective Rights Management Regulations or the CRM Regulations. These frameworks give right holders a collective route to licence and enforce their IP where individual permissions and monitoring would be impractical. Although several societies may function within the same creative field (such as music), separate bodies will generally represent different categories of right holders. In essence, a collecting society will: offer membership to owners of the relevant rights within its sector licence and enforce those rights for all of its members collect the income from licences and distribute royalties It addresses advantages for copyright owners, disadvantages for right holders and users, and the position of licensees, alongside statutory controls and oversight mechanisms established by the CRM Regulations...

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