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International Copyright Law and Policy
Last Updated Date:   20 June 2024


5 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
The objective of this module is to enable students specializing in Intellectual Property Law to be conversant with the operation of the major international copyright treaties, and the legal and policy issues underlying topics such as the following: moral rights; performers' rights; exceptions and limitations; and conflicts of law.

Course Convenor: Prof Ng-Loy Wee Loon

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4111V / LL5111V / LL6111V / LLJ5111V

Contact Hours: 3-hr weekly seminar

Workload: 3 hour

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 20% & 3-hr Take-Home Exam - 80% [Release: Thu, 24 April 2025 (9am); Due: Thu, 24 April 2025 (12pm)]

Preclusions: Must not have taken a substantially similar course.
(1) LL4476/LL5476/LLJ5476/LL6476 US Copyright: International & Comparative Perspectives
(2) LL4394/LL5394/LL6394/LLJ5394 Protection Overlaps in Intellectual Property Law
(3) LL4344V/LL5344V/LL6344V Public and Private International Copyright Law.
(4) LL4305/LL5305/LLJ5305/LL6305 IP & Human Rights

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent. Students must have taken a basic course on IP Law (eg. Law of IP(A); Foundations of IP).

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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