Copyright

The unit covers copyright, the branch of intellectual property law concerned with protecting various forms of creative and informational expression. We will study the rationales for granting protection, the international treaty framework, the legal principles governing subsistence, infringement, ownership and licensing, related rights (including moral rights and the resale royalty) and proposals for law reform. Students are expected to cover the bulk of the substantive content out of class time using the detailed notes and videos provided. Workshop hours will be spent applying that law to a range of fact scenarios and discuss important issues of national and international copyright policy. At the end of the unit, participating students will have significantly developed their higher level reasoning, problem-solving and advocacy skills.