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| DROI2304-1 | Copyright and new technologies
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| Duration : | 45h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Advanced Master in European Law | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| "licencié" in law, 3rd year | | Toute l'année | | 8 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 8 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Business Law, 2nd year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 8 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Public and Administrative Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 8 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Private Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 8 |
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| Master in Law, Professional focus in Criminal Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 8 |
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| Master in Law, Professional Focus in Labour Law, 1st year | | Deuxième quadrimestre | | 8 |
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| Holder(s) : | Alain Strowel |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | The course aims to teach students the principles of copyright (and neighbouring rights) based on the sources of community law and Belgian law, and to introduce them to the new legal issues associated with utilitarian designs, especially in the domain of IT and multimedia. It also aims to study the specific concepts of copyright on the one hand, and to work on examples and case studies on the other hand. The course plan
is as follows: 1) general principles of copyright and neighbouring rights; 2) computer programs; 3) databases
4) multimedia and the internet. |
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| Course objective : | To introduce students to the principles of
copyright (and neighbouring rights) and the problems specific to this domain of law, on the one hand. To compare copyright with other types of protection (e.g. rights concerning drawings and models
for utilitarian articles, patents for software programs, sui generis rights for databases), on the other hand. The aim of the programme
is to initiate students in the methods of reasoning specific to this subject of intellectual property rights and to allow them to understand a few issues and legal stakes associated with the information society. |
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| Organization : | Ex-cathedra classes. Student participation in class is highly recommended (proposed reading material in each class). Two more practical and interactive sessions are specifically aimed at writing copyright contracts and analysing jurisprudence. Individual support is provided for those who have chosen to do a piece of work (optional system for assessment). |
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| Written notes : | Various contributions serve as support (an extract from the "Répertoire Notarial" (2007) for the main principles of copyright, extracts from the book written by A. Strowel and E. Derclaye, Droit d'auteur et numérique, Bruylant, 2001 for computer programs, etc.). A file with jurisprudential decisions also serves as support for the course. Transparencies are used and made available to students.
The documentation file is available from "Point de Vue". |
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| Assessment : | Oral exam. Students can prepare a first question drawn by lots (this can be a commentary of a decision or a fundamental question). Alternatively, students can choose to present a written piece of work (10 pages max.) about a current issue (commentary on a decree for instance). This piece of work will be the subject of an oral defence on the date set for the exam. The theme for the piece of work is chosen in collaboration with the course leader. Finally, during the last class, student participation will be taken into account. |
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| Contacts : | - Professor: Alain Strowel (astrowel@fusl.ac.be)
- Assistant: Véronique Delforge (T. 04.366.30.24 / F 04.366.31.55) veronique.delforge@ulg.ac.be. ( IEJE - Bat B.33 Niveau+2 ) |
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