| International and comparative
law of copyright and related rights |
| Section A: Copyright law
in the United Kingdom and United States |
| ·
Introduction and protectable subject matter |
| ·
Protection criteria |
| ·
Ownership and duration |
| ·
Economic and moral rights |
| ·
Infringement and limitations to protection
|
| Section B: French and
German copyright law and related rights |
| ·
Introduction and protected subject matter |
| ·
Economic and moral rights |
| ·
Authorship, transfer of rights and duration |
| ·
Limitations and exceptions |
| Section C: International
copyright law – international conventions and aspects of private
international law |
| ·
General concepts |
| ·
The Berne Convention |
| ·
The Universal Copyright Convention |
| ·
The Rome Convention on the Protection of Phonograms
and Performing Artists |
| ·
Copyright and the TRIPs Agreement |
| ·
The WIPO “Internet Treaties” |
| ·
Private International Law Aspects |
| Section D: Copyright law
in the European Community |
| ·
Introduction to copyright law in the European
Community |
| ·
Computer programs and database protection |
| ·
Rental and lending rights, satellite broadcasting
and cable |
| ·
Copyright term and artist's resale right |
| ·
Copyright in the information society and
enforcement |
Sequence:
Either section A or section B first, but both section A and
section B must be attempted before section C or section D. |
|
Textbook:
Adrian Sterling, World
Copyright Law (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2003), ISBN:
9780421790704 |
