Introduction
This course is designed for professionals, jurists, lawyers, exceptional law graduates, judges, prosecutors, entrepreneurs, lecturers, and public servants who are working in sectors or industries which are copyright intensive. The course will provide participants with an understanding of the protection afforded to copyright and related rights by international law. Participants shall be taken through international treaties touching on copyright and related rights and relevant industries.
Language: English & French
Duration: 4 months
Tutored: Yes
Cost: € 400
Certificate: Yes
Curriculum
This course shall consist of the modules listed below, and at the end of each module candidates shall be tested:
- Module 1: Introduction to Intellectual Property Law
- Module 2: Copyright & Intellectual Property Rights
- Module 3: Economic Importance of Copyright in the World Today
- Module 4: The Subject Matter of Copyright & Protected Works
- Module 5: Ownership of Copyright & Transfer of Copyright
- Module 6: Moral rights, Economic Rights & Limitation of Rights
- Module 7: Duration of Copyrights
- Module 8: Formalities for Protection of Copyright
- Module 9: Rights of Performers, Producers of Phonogram & Broadcasting Organisations
- Module 10: Protection of Software & Databases
- Module 11: Unfair Competition & Copyright
- Module 12: Treaties: The Berne Convention
- Module 13: Treaties: The TRIPS Agreement
- Module 14: Treaties: The WIPO Copyright Treaty
- Module 15: Treaties: Neighbouring Rights & the Rome Convention
- Module 16: Treaties: The WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty
- Module 17: Treaties: The Beijing Treaty on Audio-visual Performances
- Module 18: Treaties: The Marrakesh Treaty
- Module 19: Collective Management of Copyrights & Neighbouring Rights
- Module 20: Traditional Knowledge, Traditional Cultural Expressions & Genetic Resources
- Module 21: Protection & Enforcement of Copyrights in the Digital World
- Module 22: Case Law