International Intellectual Property

2-3 Credit Hours

This course will examine the international protection of intellectual property, with special emphasis on copyright. Some time will be devoted to a broad compaison of copyright and neighboring rights in Europe, the U.S., and non-Western legal systems. We will discuss copyright doctrines as applied to traditional works manifested in analog form, as well as their application in the digital age. Specific topics will be the relevant EC Directives, the Berne Convention, Special 301, TRIPS and the WTO dispute settlement process, and the 1996 WIPO Treaties. Evaluation: Final Examination. Research paper.