ICTLINTELL Syllabus 08
ICTLINTELL Syllabus 08
Required reading:
MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters 1–2.
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:
Sterling, World Copyright Law (2003, 2nd ed.), §§ 26.01 to 26.08.
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.
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.
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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.
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
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.
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).
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).
Required reading:
MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), chapters
10–11.
Required reading:
MacQueen et al., Contemporary Intellectual Property (2008), paras.
12.67–12.144.
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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
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“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>.