Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM075: Copyright Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.

Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:

Introduction to the principles of intellectual property law - outline and theory
Copyright introduction, subsistence, infringement, and defences
Digital copyright
Moral rights
Reform

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
33	267	0

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	33	11 x 3 hour seminars
Guided independent study	217	Individual reading and seminar preparation
Guided Independent Study	50	Assessment preparation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

UK Intellectual Property Office: www.uk-ipo.gov.uk

AHRC funded Copyright History website: www.copyrighthistory.org