Workshop: Copyright
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The workshop aims to provide students with a broad picture of intellectual property problems in the library sector, with the presentation of copyright legislation and the tools of its application in the publishing house.
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of the workshop on copyright, the student will have acquired useful knowledge to move within the context of the publication of books in print and digital formats, with regard to the legislation governing intellectual property and more specifically the copyright in relation to publishing.
Lesson period: Second semester
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
This course will cover the origin and history of copyright - continental copyright as well as Anglo-Saxon copyright, including both national and EU regulations and tools to implement copyright within the publishing and digital communication industries and in the AI (artificial intelligence) systems.
Prerequisites for admission
Interest in intellectual property and copyright issues within the publishing and communication industries.
Teaching methods
Each lecture is dedicated to a particular topic of copyright and involves a brief presentation followed by the illustration and discussion of the cases of interest. Exemplifying slides will be used for the lectures. There will be practical activities (either individual or in groups).
Teaching Resources
Topics will be dealt with the study of legal cases involving authors and artists, content protection in social media and AI creations. Reference standard: law 22nd April 1941, n. 633 Protection of copyright and other rights related to its implementation (up-to-date edition). Recommended text: Beatrice Cunegatti, Manuale del diritto d'autore, 2 ed., Editrice Bibliografica.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The student's engagement and successful completion of the assigned activities will be verified.
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