| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | LAWS77-546 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Law |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Intellectual Property: Copyright and Entertainment Law is an elective subject in postgraduate programs offered by the Faculty of Law. This subject examines copyright and creative arts aspects of intellectual property law. Attention will be given to the Copyright Act, concentrating on the most recent cases, as well as developments in the entertainment industry, in new technologies including generative AI and new media and communication systems. The rights of entertainers, of producers of copyright products (books, films, sound recordings, videos) and of consumers will be considered. Personality and publicity rights will be considered.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Identify basic principles of Copyright Law and apply them to problem scenarios and critique solutions.
- Analyse and compare principles underlying personality and publicity rights to emerging issues in entertainment law.
- Identify and comparatively analyse emerging issues in copyright law and persuasively argue on the basis of policy considerations.
Enrolment requirements
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Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge. Assumed Prior Learning (or equivalent):Juris Doctor students are expected to have completed a minimum of 80 credit points of compulsory law subjects. |
| Restrictions: |
Must be admitted into a Masters Level Law degree OR be an approved Law Study Abroad OR Law Exchange student. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject dates
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September 2025
Non-Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 20/07/2025 Semester start: 13/10/2025 Subject start: 13/10/2025 Last enrolment: 16/10/2025 Teaching census: 29/10/2025 Withdraw - Financial: 30/10/2025 Withdraw - Academic: 09/11/2025
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| Enrolment opens: | 20/07/2025 |
| Semester start: | 13/10/2025 |
| Subject start: | 13/10/2025 |
| Last enrolment: | 16/10/2025 |
| Teaching census: | 29/10/2025 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 30/10/2025 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 09/11/2025 |