| Monday
July 9 |
| 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 sets out the framework of international
copyright protection, and describes the main
norms of the Berne Convention, the TRIPS
Agreement, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and various
bilateral instruments. |
| 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
10 |
| 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
11 |
| 9.30-12.30 |
'Copyright
Issues Raised by Mass-Digitization Projects'
by Pamela Samuelson |
This
seminar examines the legal implications of
mass-digitization projects, like Google Books
Search and Europeana, touching upon the issue of orphan and
out-of-print works, and cross-border rights
clearance. |
| Afternoon |
(free) |
|
| Evening |
(free) |
|
|
Thursday July
12 |
| 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 to these controversies. |
| 14:00-17:00 |
‘Digital
Copyright Enforcement'
by Benoit Michaux |
This
seminar focuses on the European Enforcement
Directive, but also touches upon graduated
response systems (particularly HADOPI), as
well as the digital enforcement part of ACTA and
the forthcoming EU Criminal Enforcement
Directive. |
|
Friday July 13 |
| 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 |
‘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. |
