Rate My Professor Cheryl Foong

Associate Professor Cheryl Foong serves as Co-Director of Research and Innovation at Curtin Law School, Curtin University, Australia. She earned her PhD in Law from Australian Catholic University in 2018, Master of Laws from Columbia Law School in 2014, Master of Laws (Research) from Queensland University of Technology, and Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours from Queensland University of Technology. Previously serving as Senior Lecturer and Academic Discipline Lead for Law, she teaches Intellectual Property law and Competition law. In her role, she supervises higher degree by research students and contributes to research leadership within the school.

Cheryl Foong's research specializations center on intellectual property law, particularly copyright law in the digital environment, encompassing the making available right, distinctions between streaming and downloads, immaterial copying, and generative artificial intelligence models. Her major publication is the book "The Making Available Right: Realizing the Potential of Copyright’s Dissemination Function in the Digital Age," published by Edward Elgar in 2019. Key articles include "Generative Artificial Intelligence Models and the Right to Communicate to the Public" in the University of New South Wales Law Journal (2025), "Immaterial Copying in the Age of Access" (2022), "Sharing with Creative Commons: a Business Model for Content Creators" in Platform (2010), "Web 2.0, Social Networking and the Courts" in Australian Bar Review (2011), and "Country of Origin and Internet Publication: Applying the Berne Convention in the Digital Age" in NIALS Journal of Intellectual Property (2011). Her works have received 78 citations on Google Scholar. Foong presents regularly at international forums, including the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property Congress, WIPO Conversation on IP and AI, and symposia on law, technology, and labour governance. She has participated in panels and podcasts on copyright, streaming, and AI-generated content.