Advanced Copyright Law

Objective

The course covers advanced international and European copyright law through selected court cases and legislation on similar issues in different legal cultures. The student will improve research skills in utilizing international legal sources, institutions and databases. The course covers issues related to advanced copyright law from both a European and international perspective. After completing the course students will be able to:
•Understand and critically analyse legislations, court decisions, as well as legal literature in copyright law at an advanced level;
•Understand, describe and analyse the impact of new technological developments to the overall copyright system;
• Demonstrate depth and breadth understanding of the need and consequences of the developments of new policies and legislations in the field of copyright law. 

Content

The student will learn the advanced features of international and European copyright law, as well as differences between the legal traditions relating to copyright around the world. The student will learn to understand the central concepts of copyright law and familiarize him or herself with recent international scholarship. The student will acquire skills to evaluate and test comparative conclusions for reliability and accuracy. 

Qualifications

The course is a Master level course. One basic course in intellectual property law, such as ONEVAL0032 - Guide to IPRs (5ECTS), ONPOOL6B, Introduction to Intellectual Property Law (5ECTS), or equivalent is required in order to be able to enroll in the course.

Materials

All learning material is provided in the dedicated online platform of the course.

Further information

The course runs during Spring 2024.

The course is offered online from 15.1.2024-31.7.2024 by IPR University Center. Quotas apply, however selection of eligible students within the quotas is performed on a first-come-first-served basis. Registration opens on November 13, 2023 at 8.00 and closes December 11, 2023 at 22.00. You must register during that time at https://link.webropolsurveys.com/S/A79026C49E55A3C4. NOTE: It is not enough to register in Peppi , you should also register through the mentioned link! Selected students will be informed of their selection by latest 20.12.2023 and be granted access to the study portal, where further information is available.

Quotas: The course is offered in cooperation with IPR University Center. Entry is limited to 25 students. Students from University of Lapland , UEF and University of Helsinki have priority to 21 seats, giving each partner 7 seats. Should any seats remain open they default to eligible students at University of Lapland , UEF Law School, and University of Helsinki respectively, in order of registration. Students from other IPR University member universities are reserved 4 seats. Any registered, eligible student may fill a vacant seat, if quotas are not otherwise filled.

Responsible teacher:
Professor Rosa Maria Ballardini in cooperation with IPR University Center (Prof. Pihlajarinne/University of Helsinki)

Other
This course is part of the Law and Technology package.

Execution methods

The language of instruction is English, including all assignments.

The course may be completed 100 % online through independent study of electronically available course materials. The course consists of two mandatory elements and mandatory course materials: 1. assignments (30%) and 2. essay paper (70%). 1. Assignments: mandatory quizzes and problems based on the course materials count for 30 % of the grade. The student may attempt the quiz five times, and must receive 70 % of the available points to pass. 2. Essay paper: an essay of 15 pages counts for 70 % of the grade. Students may write essays in pairs. Essays authored by pairs must be 25 pages. Students must pre-approve their essay topics by January 31, 2024 regardless of time of completion of the course. Essays are subject to plagiarism detection at the students home university. Students must receive 50 % of the available points to pass the essay. The passing grades of the quizzes and the essays will be weighted at 30 % and 70 % respectively to constitute the grade for the class.

Student completing the online course by 30.4. 2024 will be graded by 31.5. 2024. Students completing the online course by 31.7. 2024 will be graded by 31.8. 2024.