LAWS77-546: Intellectual Property: Copyright and Entertainment Law

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

Type: Postgraduate Subject
Code: LAWS77-546
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Semesters offered:
  • January 2027 [Non-Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Law
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2025: $5,680.00
  • Commencing in 2027: $6,010.00
  • Commencing in 2025: $6,500.00
  • Commencing in 2027: $7,110.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Identify basic principles of Copyright Law and apply them to problem scenarios and critique solutions.
  2. Analyse and compare principles underlying personality and publicity rights to emerging issues in entertainment law.
  3. Identify and comparatively analyse emerging issues in copyright law and persuasively argue on the basis of policy considerations.

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
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:

This subject is available to Law Study Abroad and Law Exchange students.

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 outlines

Subject dates

January 2027
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 17/11/2026
Semester start: 22/02/2027
Subject start: 22/02/2027
Last enrolment: 26/02/2027
Teaching census: 03/03/2027
Withdraw - Financial: 04/03/2027
Withdraw - Academic: 09/03/2027
Non-Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 17/11/2026
Semester start: 22/02/2027
Subject start: 22/02/2027
Last enrolment: 26/02/2027
Teaching census: 03/03/2027
Withdraw - Financial: 04/03/2027
Withdraw - Academic: 09/03/2027