Dr Jenny Kanellopoulou
Senior Lecturer
My profile
Biography
I joined MMU in September 2019 as a Senior Lecturer in Law.
I hold a PhD in the area of Intellectual Property and Competition Policy from the University of Edinburgh (2018), where I was also employed as a tutor and research assistant in IP and Business Law. I also studied IP and Competition Law at the University of Glasgow, where I completed my LLM.
My research focuses on Alternative Cultures, Places, and the Law.
I have published a monograph on the relationship between Intellectual Property Law and Competition Policy for new business models in the creative industries with Routledge NY. I am currently preparing my second monograph on Metal Music and the Law for the same publisher.
I have led a British Academy funded project on urban squats, and have published articles and reports on the topic, investigating alternative forms of urban participation from legal, geographical, cultural, and urban policy perspectives.
Prior to becoming an academic, I qualified as a lawyer with the Athens Bar, and worked in the public sector, including holding posts with the Industrial Property Organization and the Ministry of Interior in Greece.
During my student years, I worked as a Marketing and Press Officer for a major concert promoter in Greece (working directly with artists such as Linkin Park, Black Sabbath, Guns n Roses), and as a part-time music journalist.
My proudest achievements to date are interviewing Ozzy Osbourne in person and graduating as a Doctor of Laws.
Academic and professional qualifications
PhD (Edin), LLM (Glasgow), LLB (Hons), PGCAP, FHEA, Lawyer (Athens Bar, non practicing)
Languages
Greek, French, Spanish
External examiner roles
External examiner for several LLB units for the University of the West of England (appointed 2021)
Expert Reviewer, Conference Committee and Advisory Board Membership
Since 2023- Member of the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Place Management and Development
Since 2023 – Member of the Advisory Academic Committee of the 8th International XR-Metaverse Conference
Since 2023 - Guest Editor for a Forthcoming Special Issue on Law and Place-making for the Journal of Place Management and Development
Since 2023- Expert Reviewer for Routledge NY on the topic of the cultural industries
Since 2018 - Reviewer of the Journal of Place Management and Development
2017- 2018 - Member of the academic committee of the Institute of Place Management’s Annual Corfu Symposium of Marketing and Managing Places
Projects
British Academy (SRG1819\190400)
Grant: BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants SRG 2018-19 (Funding Awarded: £9,310)
Project: Making and managing Ljubljana’s urban squats: inclusive and participatory practices (P-Investigator)
Grant:
Society of Legal Scholars award to set up the first PhD Conference to run in parallel with the main SLS conference at the University of Edinburgh (Funding awarded: £3,000)
Internal Grants and Awards
2023/ Seed corn funding (Funding awarded £1742,16)
Project “XR Law and Compliance in the age of the Metaverse” (P-Investigator)
2022/ Grant: MMU International Collaborative Fund (Funding awarded: £4,035)
Project: Management for Culture: Beyond Tangible-Intangible Heritage (Co-Investigator)
2016/ Grant: Salford Business School Internal Fund (Funding awarded: £3,000)
Project: Empirical research in the urban squats of Christiania and Metelkova (P-Investigator)
2013/ Grant: University of Edinburgh School of Law, Doctoral Research Groups Fund (Funding awarded: £2,000)
For the creation of the first IP/IT/Media Law Discussion Group at the University of Edinburgh
Teaching
Why do I teach?
Knowledge is too valuable not to share.
How I’ll teach you
I will teach you socio-legally.
My teaching (as well as my research) remains socio-legal at its core: together we will explore how, where, and why the law happens.
Subject areas
Intellectual Property and Media Law
Postgraduate teaching
Legal and Rights
Law for the Creative Industries
Intellectual Property in a Global Context
Supervision
Mr Harry Houlden - The protection of literary characters (in progress)
Research outputs
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Kanellopoulou, J. (2021) Competition policy and the music industries: a business model perspective. London: Routledge.
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Chapters in books
Kanellopoulou, E., Ntounis, N. (2024) 'The atmospheric tensions of Ljubljana’s urban squats: consumption in the lawscape.' In Steadman, C., Coffin, J. (ed.) Consuming Atmospheres: designing, experiencing, and researching atmospheres in consumption spaces. London: Routledge, pp. 137-156.
Kanellopoulou, J. (2020) 'Of place and law.' In Edensor, T., Kalandides, A., Kothari, U. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Place. London: Routledge, pp. 367-376.
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Reports
Kanellopoulou, E., Ntounis, N., Cerar, A. The Value of Autonomous Rog: Culture, citizenship, participation. Manchester Metropolitan University & Institute for Spatial Policies.
Kanellopoulou, E. (2024) LGBTQIA+ safety in the nighttime economy review: outreach and development of recommendations.
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Journal articles
Kanellopoulou, E., Panayiotopoulos, A., Pavlidis, S.A. (2024) 'Cultural heritage beyond juridification: towards a place-first research agenda.' Journal of Place Management and Development,
Kanellopoulou, E., Ntounis, N. (2023) 'A chronotopic evaluation of Autonomous Rog: the spatiotemporalities of a “quasi-public” urban squat.' Social and Legal Studies: an international journal,
Kanellopoulou, E., Lalor, K., Bennett, L. 'A legal walk of Sheffield: foregrounding the everyday presence of law in the city.' Journal of Place Management and Development,
Ntounis, N., Kanellopoulou, E. (2017) 'Normalising jurisdictional heterotopias through place branding: the cases of Christiania and Metelkova.' Environment and Planning A, 10(9) pp. 2223-2240.
Kanellopoulou, E. (2016) 'Book Review: Net Neutrality Compendium: Human Rights, Free Competition and the Future of the Internet.' Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, 22(5) pp. 136-137.
Kanellopoulou, E. (2014) 'Sherlock Holmes and the Mysteries of Copyright.' Edinburgh Student Law Review, 2(2) pp. 78-85.
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Non-peer reviewed articles / reviews
Kanellopoulou, E. Reflections on law and place: an editorial.
Kanellopoulou, E. (2016) Net Neutrality Compendium: Human Rights, Free Competition and the Future of the Internet - Book review.
Career history
2014-2019
Lecturer in Law - University of Salford
2012-2014
Tutor and research assistant - University of Edinburgh
Press and media
Kanellopoulou, J (2023) Leeds Festival of Ideas: Have you ever considered the concept of place?
Kanellopoulou, J (2015) The Conversation, Google and Android in the firing line as EU pulls trigger on competition inquiry
Kanellopoulou, J (2014) The Conversation, EU competition watchdogs would be wise to watch out for Apple’s growth