Module LAWM075 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM075: Copyright Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the module is to provide you with an understanding of the development of copyright law, and how this explains the operation of copyright law today. We will assess current case law and statute through a critical lens in terms of the alleged purposes of copyright. The course is designed so as to make you think critically about the function of copyright within society, so that you can understand the broader cultural complexities involved.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the legal framework regulating stakeholders, namely right holders and users of copyright materials; 2. Demonstrate critical and comprehensive understanding of the way in which the copyright balance operates, with reference to both the theoretical and historical concerns; 3. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the proposals for copyright reform, and the process by which these have come about; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Demonstrate a high level of ability to develop, apply and critically assess international legal arguments, using a wide range of appropriate primary materials and advanced scholarship; 5. Demonstrate critical and systematic understanding of the relationship between the various forms of regulation, from statute through to norms; 6. Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical justifications for copyright and their application within statute and case law; |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Demonstrate the ability to process and evaluate effectively a substantial body of complex and sometimes contradicting legal and non-legal information; and 8. Demonstrate the ability to be able to take their learning of the law and apply it to real life situations. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the principles of Intellectual Property Law - Outline & Theory
- Copyright Introduction
- Copyright Subsistence
- Copyright Infringement
- Copyright Defences
- Digital Copyright
- Moral Rights
- Confidence Law
- Remedies
- Reform
- Revision
Learning and Teaching
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 |
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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 |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 33 | 11 x 3 hour seminars |
Guided independent study | 267 | Guided independent study this includes, for example, set reading for classes, preparation for student presentations, and revision for examinations. |
Online Resources
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
IP Kat (news website) www.ipkitten.blogspot.co.uk
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Practice Examination | 3 hours | 1-8 | Written feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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0 | 100 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Examination | 100 | 3 hours | 8 | Written comments on exam script and oral feedback from the lecturer in a scheduled feedback session |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Examination | Examination | 8 | August / September reassessment period |