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Copyright in the Digital Age
Unit code: LWN179
Contact hours: 2 hours per week
Credit points: 12
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In the last decade the traditional copyright regime has been challenged on two fronts. First, by the growth of technological developments that make unauthorised copying even easier. Second, by more vocal opposition to intellectual property protection from developing nations, consumers, library associations, open source advocates, NGOs, internet service providers, digital manufacturers and others who have advocated for more balanced copyright protection. Legislators around the world have responded to these challenges with major reform to copyright law at both the national and international levels. Given the increasingly complex nature of copyright law in the digital age, it is necessary to not only be familiar with the current copyright law but to also understand both the international and policy context driving the reform agenda.
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Offered in these courses
- LW51, LW60
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