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Digital Remix in EU Copyright Law
Last Updated Date:   8 July 2025


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
This course focuses on the status of digital creativity within the EU copyright system. It aims to reflect on the expansion of exclusive rights which has necessitated a call for fundamental rights, namely freedom of expression and arts, at both national and EU level, to support digital creativity. The subject considers theoretical rationales of supporting user creativity online, and recent EU regulation (e.g. Article 17 Digital Single Market (DSM) Directive, Digital Services Act (DSA), and the AI Act and referrals to the European Court of Justice.

Course Convenor: Visiting Senior Fellow Georgia Jenkins

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4546 / LL5546 / LLJ5546 / LL6546

Contact Hours: 9 sessions over 3 weeks: Three 3-hour weekly seminars

Workload: Intensive: Weeks 1 – 3; Dates: 12 – 30 Jan 2026 [Mon: 6.30pm – 9.30pm, Wed: 6.30pm – 9.30pm & Fri: 3pm – 6pm]

Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 10% & Others - 90% (Option 1): Digital media and reflection/discussion (3,000 words); (Option 2): Research paper from a list of approved topics (4,000 words) [Due: Fri, 6 March 2026 (9pm)]

Preclusions: Nil

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Some knowledge of Intellectual Property is preferred; students should ideally have taken a course in intellectual property or concurrently enrolled in one.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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