Description
This module introduces students to the major issues of the European Copyright Law. Special emphasis will be placed on the modern issues of the EU Copyright Law in the light of their international context as well as on recent case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
Contents
Topics discussed comprise the law and policy of the EU harmonisation project with specific emphasis on certain Directives such as the Term Directive, the Information Society Directive, the Enforcement Directive, the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market etc. Beginning with the basic copyright principles, such as the absence of any formality, the idea/expression dichotomy, the notion of originality, the course intends to strike a fair balance between traditional copyright topics such as the subject matter of the copyright protection or the term of protection and more modern copyright topics including the right of communication to the public and its modern forms of hyperlinks, framing, uploading as well as the liability of online service providers.
Academic Requirements
Participants are required to have at least some basic previous knowledge of Civil Law and Commercial Law.
Teaching method
The course will be running under both seminar and workshop format, which requires a high degree of student activity. Students are expected to write a paper and make a presentation based on the paper. Participants to the classes will be supported through the discussion of jurisprudence and administrative cases, as well as by other practical cases and related legal materials.
Lecturers
The course is taught by Professor Paraskevi Paparseniou.
Assessment and testing