ELE 3804 Copyright Law in the AI-era
ELE 3804 Copyright Law in the AI-era
The course focuses on the most essential legal topics related to the establishment of copyright. It provides insight into the purposes and fundamental principles upon which copyright rights are based, how new technologies—including AI—continuously challenge these rights, and which values copyright aims to protect in terms of diversity of expression, experiences, and cultural heritage.
Throughout the course, students will:
- Learn about the rationale, international foundations, and main principles of copyright and related rights.
- Understand the fundamental conditions for establishing and enforcing copyright and related rights.
- Gain insight into the rights and obligations that apply to both creators and users of materials protected by copyright law, as well as the rules governing students or employees when utilizing performances protected by copyright law.
- Learn about the obligations under EEA law, including EU court decisions aimed at achieving harmonization and legal uniformity.
- Acquire updated knowledge about the latest AI directives and regulations from the EU and their significance for copyright, related rights, and platforms using such materials.
- Identify challenges and dilemmas arising from the use of new technology, and how technological development critically influences the establishment and scope of rights under copyright law.
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Identify and analyze legal issues within the literary and artistic fields.
- Apply relevant legal rules to resolve practical copyright and related rights issues.
- Utilize their knowledge to clear rights or otherwise protect the position of rights holders through contractual solutions.
- Demonstrate skills in legal terminology and argumentation, both written and oral.
Students will become aware of the value and rights associated with intellectual works and understand the relationship and challenges between rights holders' need for protection and society's need for access to intellectual works.
- Place copyright in an overarching intellectual property perspective.
- Provide thorough insights into copyright and other rights under copyright law, including the impact of EU law.
- The knowledge provided by the course includes, among other things, insights into
- exclusive rights, remuneration rights, and moral rights,
- how rights are cleared,
- rights concerning the use of new technologies such as streaming and AI,
- legal issues in social media,
- information about organizations and clearance agencies in the cultural and entertainment industry.
Teaching and learning activities, along with the curriculum, will be outlined in the lecture plan. The lecture format assumes that students have prepared by familiarizing themselves with the topics to be discussed, legal rules, and relevant case law indicated before each lecture in order to fully benefit from the instruction. Only central topics from the curriculum will be covered and elaborated upon in the lectures; the rest must be learned through reading and completing assigned tasks. We will also visit cultural institutions to observe how works are created in practice. Visits to courts where relevant disputes may occur will also be included, and we will host guests from the cultural sector.
It is expected that students bring resources and legal texts (access to legal databases) to the lectures. Active participation in class is encouraged, as it can enhance learning.
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Disclaimer
Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.
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Exam category: School Exam Form of assessment: Written School Exam - digital Exam/hand-in semester: First Semester Weight: 100 Grouping: Individual Support materials:
Duration: 5 Hour(s) Exam code: ELE 38041 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 45 Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 45 Hour(s) | |
Student's own work with learning resources | 105 Hour(s) | |
Examination | 5 Hour(s) |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.
