Postgraduate Course: Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Related Rights (LAWS11258)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The purpose of this module is to consider the law relating to copyright, design right, competition law and performers' rights within their institutional setting at the international, European and national levels.
Recent years have witnessed an expansion in the scope of intellectual property rights. Having examined the institutional setting in which policy is formed, the reach and impact of these rights within individual territories will be analysed, as will the impact of European competition law on the exercise of these rights.
The teaching sessions will also highlight areas of particular topicality such as: moral rights; personality rights; and the interaction between copyright and the internet.
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| Course description |
- Introduction to intellectual property law
- Copyright law
- Copyright protection & infringement
- Copyright & the internet
- Personality rights & performers' rights
- Registered designs
- Unregistered designs
- Competition law
- Database right
- Current issues in copyright
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Please contact the distance learning team at escript.support@ed.ac.uk |
| 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 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
156 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of up to 4,000 words (60%); one individual assignment (20%); contribution to weekly online discussions throughout the semester (20%). Requirements for all module assessment will be outlined to students within the individual modules at the start of each semester. |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
The aims of this module are to:
- Highlight the institutional framework in which policy is formulated and law developed in the areas of copyright and design rights and related rights
- Consider the impact of international and European policy making on the scope of these rights
- Explore how copyright, design rights and related 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 module, you should be able to:
- Appreciate the variety of institutions involved in the field of copyright and related rights and understand their role and functions in policy making
- Identify the rights in practice, explain their scope and indicate when and how those rights may be infringed
- Critically assess the development of the law and how changes affect different interests
- Explain current developments in the law and contribute in an informed manner to ongoing debate as to the proper role of these rights.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Jane Cornwell
Tel: (0131 6)50 2012
Email: Jane.Cornwell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Douglas Thompson
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: D.Thompson@ed.ac.uk |
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