LAW5301 Copyright
Faculty of Law
LAW5301 Copyright is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5301
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5301
No unit lists LAW5301 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
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.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Research assignmentWritten50%
- Take home examExamination50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to copyright law with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Australian and international copyright law;
- 3
Interpret and identify interpretative challenges in complex legislation;
- 4
Debate, decide, enunciate and defend positions on important questions of copyright policy, orally and in writing; and
- 5
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to copyright law.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Where it fits
LAW5301 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Liz Campbell
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5301?
LAW5301 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5301 offered?
LAW5301 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does LAW5301 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
Which majors and minors include LAW5301?
LAW5301 is part of Commercial and corporate law; Technology and innovation; and Transnational economic regulation.