LC4S127 - Copyright and Design Law 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC4S127
Module Title: Copyright and Design Law
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Brian Dowrick
Module Team: Michael Howard, Holly Evans
First Intended Intake: SEP 2013 Final Year of Intake: 2017
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100485 - law
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

This module aims to:

equip learners with a sound understanding of the essential principles of copyright and design law in the UK;

assist learners to develop legal analytical skills as an intellectual property practitioner; and

enhance domestic and comparative EU and international perspectives.

Content Summary

The content comprises the following subjects:

  1. Types of work
  2. Fixation, Originality & Authorship
  3. Nature of Rights & Duration
  4. Infringement & Defences
  5. Moral, Performer and Recording Rights
  6. Designs

Specific content is subject to change according to developing cases and issues.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 40
Independent Study 120
Directed Study 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Show in-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legal & secondary sources
LO2 Interpret, evaluate and critically analyse copyright and design law

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Oral Assessment (CW) Presentation (CW) 1 Reflective presentation on cases, theories and practice 20 N/A 50 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 Critical investigation and analysis of contemporary issues 0 3000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Presentation (CW) 1
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

Concise/Indicative Reading List

Bently, Sherman, Gangjee & Johnson, Intellectual Property Law (OUP)

Aplin & Davis, Intellectual Property Law (OUP)

Goldstein, International Copyright (OUP)

Marshall, Music and Copyright (Edinburgh University Press)

Torremans (ed), Research Handbook on copyright law (Edward Elgar)

Cook, The Copyright Directive: UK Implementation (Jordans)

Giblin and Weatherall, What If We Could Reimagine Copyright? (ANU)

Journals

European Intellectual Property Review

Intellectual Property Quarterly

International Review of Intellectual Property

Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice

Modern Law Review