| 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 |
