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) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting 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, database right 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.
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| Course description |
The aims of this module are to:
1. Highlight the institutional framework in which policy is formulated and law developed in the areas of copyright and design rights and related rights
2. Consider the impact of international and European policy making on the scope of these rights
3. Explore how copyright, design rights and related rights may be infringed
4. Consider the interests that the law protects and investigate the extent to which it is successful in balancing those interests.
In addition to the stated learning outcomes, on completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Assess whether particular acts done with copyright works infringe the proprietors' economic rights.
2. Outline different approaches to the protection of moral rights.
3. Evaluate the scope of the fair dealing and other defences as applied to given scenarios and discuss the interaction between copyright monopolies and freedom of expression.
4. Evaluate and critically comment on the legal protection of designs.
5. Evaluate and analyse the interactions between competition and IP law.
Session titles
1. Introduction to Intellectual property law
2. Copyright protection law
3. Copyright infringement & duration
4. Copyright & the internet
5. Copyright exceptions
6. Registered designs
7. Unregistered designs
8. Competition law
9. Performers' rights & Database right
10. 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 must have regular and reliable access to the Internet. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 assessments will be outlined to students at the start of each semester. |
| Feedback |
Students can expect to receive timely feedback on their assessments |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will 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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Reading List
The set textbook for this module is: Waelde, Laurie, Brown, Kheria and Cornwell, Contemporary Intellectual Property: Law and Policy, Third Edition, OUP, 2013.
A list of core readings for the whole module, organised by the weekly learning sessions, will be available in advance of the module. Detailed reading lists are then available each week. |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://edin.ac/18F0Z1I |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will develop their skills and abilities in:
a) Research and Enquiry, through e.g. selecting and deploying appropriate research techniques;
b) Personal and Intellectual Autonomy, e.g. developing the ability to independently assess the relevance and importance of primary and secondary sources;
c) Communication, e.g. skills in summarising and communicating information and ideas effectively in written form;
d) Personal Effectiveness, e.g. working constructively as a member of an online community;
Students will also develop their technical/practical skills, throughout the module, e.g. in articulating, evidencing and sustaining a line of argument, and engaging in a convincing critique of another's arguments.
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| Special Arrangements |
This course is taught by online distance learning. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
This course is taught by online distance learning. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Smita Kheria
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Clare Polson
Tel: (0131 6)51 4411
Email: |
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