50194 - EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

The course offers the complete picture of European Copyright Law through the analysis of the European directives (12 classes) and the discussion of the European Courts’ decisions (12 classes). Each week the study of a specific aspect of copyright law (for example subject matter, creativity, infringement etc.) is complemented by the examination of the main decisions that implement that specific aspect. CopyrightX option: parallel to the European Copyright Law course, students are offered the option to integrate the EU copyright framework with the US perspective by following online the CopyrightX classes provided by Harvard Law School and by reading and discussing (during the 12 classes dedicated to case discussion) also some relevant US decisions.

• Copyright justification and rationale (CopyrightX option: Copyright theories).
• European directives on Copyright (US Copyright Act).
• European Digital Copyright (Digital Millennium Copyright Act).

• Analyse complex scenario involving IPRs.

• Provide opinions to parties involved in a copyright litigation.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

Students are required, each week, to attend a face-to-face class and a seminar. During the latter scenarios are discussed by students divided in groups.

• 80% written exam.
• 20% partecipation.

• 80% written exam.
• 20% individual essay.

Slides, articles and decisions made available on the platform.