| Monday
July 5 |
| 8:45-9:15 |
Welcome |
|
| 9:15-9:30 |
Opening
Session
by Bernt Hugenholtz |
|
| 9:30-12:30 |
‘International
Framework’
by Bernt Hugenholtz |
This seminar outlines the main
international obligations of the Contracting Parties
under the Berne Convention, and the WIPO Internet
Treaties, and looks at the more recent international
developments in the area of copyright law, including
the signature of bilateral treaties. |
| 14:00-17:00 |
‘TRIPS'
by Daniel Gervais |
This seminar focuses on the Agreement
on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property,
administered by the WTO. It takes a look at the
negotiation process leading to its adoption, at the
decisions from the Dispute Resolution Panel and its
impact on developing nations. |
| 18:00-21:00 |
Reception
and Welcome Dinner |
|
|
Tuesday July 6 |
| 9:30-12:30 |
‘Limitations
on Copyright’
by Lucie Guibault‘ |
This
seminar examines how the limitations on copyright
recognised in international and national law,
including the so-called 'three-step-test' and the
fair use doctrine, find application in the online
environment. |
| 14:00-17:00 |
Collective
Administration of Rights’
by Daniel Gervais |
Sometimes
required by law and other times necessary due to
practical reasons, rights owners must exercise
their rights through collecting societies. This
session outlines the general workings of a
collective administration of rights system, and
considers its future in a digital environment. |
|
Wednesday July
7 |
| 9.30-12.30 |
‘Database
Protection’
by Bernt Hugenholtz |
In
Europe, makers of databases enjoy an exclusive
right on their databases pursuant to the European
Directive on the legal protection of
databases. This session examines the scope
and content of the sui generis right on databases,
and discusses the case law from the European Court
of Justice and the national courts. |
| Afternoon |
(free) |
|
| Evening |
(free) |
|
|
Thursday July
8 |
| 9:30-12:30 |
'Digital
Copyright Controversies’
by Fred von Lohmann |
This
seminar discusses the changes brought by the
digital networked environment with respect to
copyright infringement liability. It describes in
greater detail the liability regimes that apply to
Internet intermediaries,
the challenges posed by user generated content
online, as well as emerging solutions for these
controversies. |
| 14:00-17:00 |
‘Open
Content Licences’
by Lucie Guibault |
This
seminar discusses the main characteristics of open
content licensing and the different issues that
arise with respect for example to the (re)use of
public sector information, scientific publishing
and music licensing. |
|
Friday July 9 |
| 9:30-12:30 |
‘Copyright
and Competition Law’
by Thomas Vinje |
In
principle, the objectives of copyright law and
competition law are similar in that they are both
meant to further innovation. In some cases
however, the exercise of exclusive rights runs
afoul of the competition rules. This seminar
describes how these two fields of the law
interact, with specific attention to computer
software. |
| 14:00-17:00 |
'The Google Books Settlement'
by Pamela Samuelson |
This seminar examines the legal
implications of the Google Books Settlement,
touching upon the validity of the fair use defence
for subsequent projects, the problem of orphan works
and the competition law issues arising from the
settlement. |
|
17:00-19:00 |
Closing Session
by Bernt Hugenholtz |
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