Also in association with Swinburne University,
the University of Wollongong, Australian National University,
Charles Darwin University, Edith Cowan University, ACID and AFTRS
Nic is a PhD researcher in the QUT law school, exploring legal issues relating to the legitimate governance of virtual environments. He holds undergraduate degrees in Law and IT from QUT, and worked as a computer programmer before moving to legal research. He recently completed a Masters of Laws (research); his thesis examined the transformative use of copyright material in Australia. He is involved in several research projects, including Creative Commons Australia, research into legal issues of Free and Open Source Software, computer games (with particular reference to massively multiplayer online environments), and collaborative commons-based production. Nic is also a board member of Electronic Frontiers Australia, and teaches jurisprudence in QUT’s undergraduate law programme and legal issues to students in QUT’s Creative Industries faculty.