Postgraduate Course: Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Related Rights (LAWS11258)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The purpose of this module is to consider the law relating to copyright, design right, breach of confidence, performers' rights within their institutional setting at International, European and national level. Recent years have witnessed an expansion in the scope of these intellectual property rights, and having examined the institutional setting in which policy is formed, the scope and impact of these rights within individual territories will be analysed as will the impact of European competition law on the exercise of the rights. The sessions will also highlight areas of particular topicality such as: moral rights; personality rights and the interaction between copyright and the Internet. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students should have regular and reliable access to the Internet. Print consumables are recommended to provide hard copy of some on screen materials. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aims of this course are to:
- Highlight the institutional framework in which policy is formulated and the law developed in the areas of copyright and design right
- Investigate how design rights may be registered
- Consider the impact of international and European policy making on the scope of the rights
- Explore how the rights may be infringed
- Consider the interests that the law protects and investigate the extent to which it is successful in balancing those interests
By the end of this course the student should be able to:
- Appreciate the variety of institutions involved in the intellectual property field and understand their role and functions in policy making
- Understand the mechanisms available for registering design rights and the reasons for the rules on which registration rests
- Identify the rights in practice, explain their scope and identify when and how those rights may be infringed
- Critically assess the development of the law and how changes in the law affect different interests
- Be aware of current developments in the law and be able to contribute in an informed manner to the ongoing debate as to the proper role of these rights. |
Assessment Information
One essay of up to 5,000 words (60%); one piece of assessed work (20%); contribution to online discussions (20%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Smita Kheria
Tel:
Email: smita.kheria@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Clare Neilson
Tel:
Email: clare.neilson@ed.ac.uk |
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