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ICTLINTELL Syllabus 08

This document outlines the syllabus for a course on intellectual property rights. It lists 12 lectures that will cover various topics related to copyright, patents, trademarks, and international and EU instruments for intellectual property protection. The lectures will examine requirements for protection, computer programs, databases, contracts, competition law, open source licensing, and digital rights management.

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ICTLINTELL Syllabus 08

This document outlines the syllabus for a course on intellectual property rights. It lists 12 lectures that will cover various topics related to copyright, patents, trademarks, and international and EU instruments for intellectual property protection. The lectures will examine requirements for protection, computer programs, databases, contracts, competition law, open source licensing, and digital rights management.

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ICTLINTELL – Course syllabus 2008

Lecture 1 – Overview of Course; History and Purpose of Intellectual Property


Rights : Thursday 4th September, 10:15-12:00 (Jon Bing)
 History and purpose of IPRs
 Chief differences between various forms of IPR (primarily copyright, patents,
trade marks)

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters 1–2.

Supplementary reading (with focus on copyright):


 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 1.01–1.32, 2.02–2.15, 2.21–
2.110 (and skim appendix A and B)

Lecture 2 – Introduction to International Instruments : Thursday 4th September,


14:15-16:00 (Olav Torvund)
 Overview of Berne, TRIPS and WIPO Treaties
 Overview of selected issues related to these instruments (particularly (i) principles
of territoriality; (ii) national treatment; (iii) most-favoured nation status; (iv)
interpretation; (v) 3-step test (fair use))
 Impact of treaties on development of EC and national European legislation
 Impact of treaties on other issues taken up later in course (e.g., moral rights,
technological measures, etc.)

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters 1–2.
 Berne Convention, Articles 1–21, 33, 37 (and skim Appendix on developing
countries)
 TRIPS Agreement, Preamble and Articles 1–14
 WIPO Copyright Treaty, Articles 1–25
 NAFTA Agreement, Articles 1701–1705 (skim only; reproduced in Sterling,
§ 40.40)

Supplementary reading (with focus on copyright):


 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 3.01–3.14, 3.32–3.41, 3.53–
3.54, 4.01–4.13, 18.01–8.15, 22.01–22.15, 23.01–23.16, 25.07 (SKIM)

Lecture 3 – Introduction to EU Instruments (I) : Monday 8th September, 10:15-


12:00 (Olav Torvund)
 Overview of main EU Directives dealing with intellectual property
 Overview of their respective goals and agenda
 Preliminary discussion of how successful they have been in achieving those goals
 Overview of future EU instruments, proposals or studies of relevance
Required Reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters 1–2.
SKIM the following (more in depth readings will follow in other classes):
 Directive 91/250/EEC (computer programs)
 Directive 92/100/EEC (rental, lending, and related rights)
 Directive 93/83/EEC (satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission)
 Directive 93/98/EEC (term of protection)
 Directive 96/09/EC (databases)
 Directive 01/29/EC (copyright in Information Society)
 Directive 01/84/EC (resale right)
 Directive 04/48/EC (enforcement of IPR).

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 26.01 to 26.08.

Lecture 4 – Introduction to EU IP Instruments (II) : Wednesday 10th September,


10:15-12:00 (Olav Torvund)
 Continuation of lecture 3

Required reading: As for lecture 3

Lecture 5 – General Protection Requirements under Copyright: Formalities,


Subject Matter, Fixation : Monday 15th September, 10:15-12:00 (Jon Bing)
 Overview of various approaches taken with respect to following requirements (or
in some cases, non-requirements) for protectability:
o formalities (e.g., registration, deposit, and notice),
o subject matter (including originality and creativity), and
o fixation.
 Discussion of subject within context of (i) international instruments, (ii) EC
instruments, (iii) US law, (iv) other national laws

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters 2–
3.
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 6.01–6.16, 7.01–7.20
 Berne Convention, Arts. 2–4, 5(2), and 14bis
 WIPO Copyright Treaty, Arts. 2–3
 Directive 91/250/EEC, SKIM all provisions
 Directive 96/9/EC, SKIM all provisions

Supplementary reading:
 US Copyright Code (17 USC § 101 et seq.), §§ 102, 103 and 105 (and
§ 101 on “Definitions” as necessary); SKIM: §§ 104, 401–412.

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Lecture 6 – Protection of Computer Programs : Wednesday 17th September, 10:15-
12:00 (Lee Bygrave)
 Overview of various approaches taken with respect to protection of computer
programs under copyright or related rights
 Discussion of subject within context of (i) international instruments, (ii) EC
instruments, (iii) US law, (iv) other national laws

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras. 2.54,
4.21, 4.33–4.35, 4.62.
 TRIPS Agreement, Article 10(1)
 WIPO Copyright Treaty, Article 4
 Directive 91/250/EEC, all provisions
 US Copyright Code (17 USC § 101 et seq.), § 102 (and § 101 on
“Definitions” as necessary)

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 6.19, 26A.01–26A.15
 See too references in lecture handout.

Lecture 7 – Protection of Databases : Monday 22nd September, 10:15-12:00 (Lee


Bygrave)
 Overview of various approaches taken with respect to protection of databases
under copyright or related rights
 Discussion of subject within context of (i) international instruments, (ii) EC
instruments, (iii) US law, (iv) other national laws

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras. 2.56–
2.63, 6.4–6.20, 7.25–7.34
 Berne Convention, Article 2(5)
 TRIPS Agreement, Article 10(2)
 WIPO Copyright Treaty, Article 5
 Directive 96/9/EC, all provisions

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 6.20, 6.45, 26E.01–
26E.17
 Estelle Derclaye, The Legal Protection of Databases (Cheltenham:
Edward Elgar, 2008) (SKIM)
 See too references in lecture handout.

Lecture 8 – Contracts vis-à-vis Copyright Law : Wednesday 24th September, 10:15-


12:00 (Jon Bing)
 Traditional role of contract law in relation to copyright

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 Role of collecting societies
 Major issues with respect to licensing in online environment
 “Ascendancy” of contract law – and possible problems this raises

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras. 5.59–
5.62, 7.17, 21.17–21.30
 TRIPS Agreement Art. 40
 Satellite Broadcasting and Cable Retransmission Directive (93/83/EC)
Art. 9
 Database Directive Arts. 6(1), 8, 15
 Software Directive Arts. 5(2), 5(3), 6, 9(1)

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 12.01–12.07, 12.13–
12.18., 12.21–12.28, 26.19–26.20
 See too references in lecture handout.

Lecture 9 – Competition Law and IPR: Monday 6th October, 10:15-12:00


(Erling Hjelmeng)
 Impact of EU competition law on exercise of IPR
 Compulsory licensing schemes as useful remedy?

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapter 20,
paras. 21.15–21.16, 21.32–21.35, 21.64.

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 12.18, 26.17–26.21

Lecture 10 – Copyleft and Open Source : Monday 13th October, 10:15-12:00 (Jon
Bing)
 The copyleft (free-software) and open-source movements (along with their
principal institutional actors)
 Legal issues encountered therewith

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras.
21.29–21.30.

Recommended reading:
 C. DiBona, S. Ockman, and M. Stone, “Introduction”, in Open Sources:
Voices from the Open Source Revolution (1999), at
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/intro.html

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 R.M. Stallman, “Why ‘Free Software’ is Better Than ‘Open Source’,” in
Free Software, Free Society: The Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
(2002), at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html
 GNU General Public License version 3 (2007),
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 Mozilla Public License 1.1,
http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/MPL-1.1.html
 The BSD License,
http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
SKIM:
Copyleft/free-software sites: www.gnu.org, www.fsf.org
Open-source sites: www.opensource.org
Combination sites: www.creativecommons.org

Lecture 11 – Digital Rights Management Systems : Monday 20th October, 10:15-


12:00 (Lee Bygrave)
 Development of DRMS
 Legal protection DRMS
 Long-term implications of DRMS

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras. 5.50–
5.66, 7.58–7.61.
 WIPO Copyright Treaty 1996, Articles 11–12
 EC Directive 2001/29, Articles 6–7
 US Digital Millenium Copyright Act 1998 (skim only)

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 13.50–13.62
 See too references in lecture handout.

Lecture 12 – Introduction to European Trade Mark Law : Monday 27th October,


10:15-12:00 (Are Stenvik)
 Function and purpose of TMs
 Overview of European and international regulatory framework, with particular
focus on:
o Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property 1883
o Directive 89/104/EEC (Trade Marks Directive)
o Regulation 40/94/EC (Community Trade Mark Registration Regulation)
o The Madrid System for international TM registration
o Nice Classification System

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters
13–15.

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Supplementary reading:
 Jeremy Phillips, Trade Mark Law: A Practical Anatomy (Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2003), chapters 1–4 (SKIM).

Lecture 13 – Internet Domain Names as Violations of Trade Mark Law : Monday


3rd November, 10:15-12:00 (Are Stenvik)
 Function and purpose of Domain Name System (DNS)
 Threat of DNS to TM system
 General approach to DN disputes with respect to (a) EU, (b) USA, and (c)
ICANN dispute resolution policy

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras.
16.20–16.63, 17.62–17.66.

Supplementary reading:
 Jeremy Phillips, Trade Mark Law: A Practical Anatomy (Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2003): chapter 17 (SKIM)
 David Lindsay, International Domain Name Law (Oxford: Hart
Publishing, 2007): chapter 5 (SKIM).

Lecture 14 – Introduction to Patent System : Monday 10th November, 10:15-12:00


(Are Stenvik)
 Function and purpose of patent protection (as compared with other IPR)
 Overview of international regulatory regime
 Overview of European Patent Convention

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters
10–11.

Lecture 15 – Patents on Software : Wednesday 12th November, 10:15-12:00 (Jarle


Roar Sæbø)
 Overview of relevant jurisprudence of European Patent Office
 Fate of proposed EU Directive on Patentability of Computer-Implemented
Inventions
 Comparison of European approach with US approach

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras.
12.67–12.144.

Informal research presentation – Current policy development in EU and WIPO


with focus on copyright: Wednesday 12th November, 12:30–13:30 (Helge Sønneland)

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Lecture 16 – Linking, Search Engines, P2P Networks (I) : Friday 14th November,
10:15-12:00 (Jon Bing)
 Main legal issues under copyright law
 Implications for long-term viability of copyright law

Required reading:
 MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras. 4.59–
4.73, 7.5–7.17, 7.49–7.57.

Supplementary reading:
 Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 13.28–13.49
 Bing, “Implicit Licenses: Filling the Cracks in the Web of Missing
Delimitations of the Exclusive Right to Reproduction” (version 2.1, 2008;
publication forthcoming) – available as class handout prior to lecture.

Lecture 17 – Linking, Search Engines, P2P Networks (II) : Monday 24th November,
10:15-12:00 (Jon Bing)
 Continuation of previous lecture

Tutorial / debate – The Future of Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment :


Wednesday 26th November 10:15-14:00 (Adjudicators: Olav Torvund & Helge
Sønneland)
 “Intellectual property law cannot be patched, retrofitted, or expanded to contain
the gasses of digitized expression any more than real estate law might be revised
to cover the allocation of broadcasting spectrum. […] We will need to develop an
entirely new set of methods as befits this entirely new set of circumstances”.
- John Perry Barlow1

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1
“The Economy of Ideas: Selling Wine without Bottles on the Global Net”, last updated December 1993,
available at <http://www.eff.org/~barlow/EconomyOfIdeas.html>.

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