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Salvatore Fasciana

Assistant Professor in Law (Law)

School of Law, Politics and Sociology

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  • Assistant Professor in Law (Law)
    School of Law, Politics and Sociology

BIO

Dr Salvatore Fasciana is a Lecturer in Law at University of Sussex. His main research interests include intellectual property, Information technology, Distributed Ledger Technology, copyright, interactive entertainment law, esports, and virtual worlds. 

His research embraced video games from an IP/IT perspective addressing the rights of players in gaming spaces. 

Education and Qualification

Ph.D., 2018 - Present (Queen Mary, University of London) - "A proposal for a Players' Bill of Rights"
LLM., 2016 (Queen Mary University of London)
Master Degree in Law (Universita' degli studi di Palermo, Italy)

Qualified Italian Lawyer - 2019

Dr Fasciana has professional experience as Data Protection Officer and Lawyer

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer in Intellectual Property and Company Law
    Newcastle University, School of law, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom10 Oct 2021 - 15 Sep 2022

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Data Protection Officer
    SiteGround1 Apr 2018 - 1 Sep 2021
  • Of Counsel
    Giambrone & Partners LLP1 Sep 2021

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish; Castilian
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand

FIELDS OF RESEARCH