Duration
30h AUTR
Number of credits
| Specialised master in European law, competition law and intellectual property (droit de la concurrence et de la propriété intellectuelle) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Copyright is a an exclusive Intellectual Property right that gives protection to any expression, provided it is original.
The copyright law class aims at presenting the whole copyright law, including protection of computer programs and databases. The class addresses international law, European Union law and Belgian law, focusing on these last two. Emphasis is put on the case law of the Court of justice of the European Union.
The class is orangized with seven lessons (subject to change ; a lesson may be taucht on two classes):
- General introduction
- The subject matter of copyright law
- The scope of protection
- The rights of the author
- Exceptions and limitations to copyright
- Ownership/Contracts/Duration/Enforcement
- Other forms of protection/Evolution and trends in EU law
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, the students should be in general able to:
- Identify and apply the appicable rules
- Understand their functioning and rationale
- Criticize their underpinnings and application
Specifically, the student should be able to :
- Understand and assess the impact of new technologies on one particular issue in copyright law
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A strong command of written and spoken English is required.
A basic knowledge of intellectual property law and of European substantive law is recommended.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The class is given (in French) in a mixed form, combining ex cathedra lessons and interactive lessons. Particular lessons (in English) might be given.
In order to prepare some lessons ant to allow their full participation, students are required to read case law, in particlar decisions from the belgian courts and the Court of justice of the European Union. Additional readings might be propsoed to the students, if needed.
Discussions during the lessons are complentary to the written material and are useful (ventually necessary) in order to hully understand the class.
A collection of texts (statutes, case law) is provided to the students.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The course (in French) is face-to-face supplemented by readings at home.
Eventually, some additional lessons (in English) might be given in the form of an Anglo-Saxon seminar comprising readings and work carried out at home followed by in-class discussions (face-to-face).
Recommended or required readings
Suggested reading (not compulsory) : J. Cabay, V. Delforge, V. Fossoul, M. Lambrecht, 20 ans de nouveau droit d'auteur - 20 jaar nieuw auteursrecht, Limal, Anthemis, 2015, 402 p.
Compulsory readings : they are communicated during the class.
Material for the class : the Powerpoint presentations during the class are the basic material. They should be completed with oral presentations during the lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria
The method of assessment will be a written paper of about twenty pages, an oral defence of this examination and a few questions on the material seen in class. For the latter questions, the examination will be open book.
Work placement(s)
None
Organizational remarks
The course is scheduled every year in the second term.
In 2018, it will be held Mondays from 10:30am to 1pm. Enventually, additional lessons might be given with an other schedule.
Contacts
Titulaire : Julien Cabay (jcabay@ulg.ac.be ; jcabay@ulb.ac.be)