Intellectual Property Protection

1. Legal definition of work, fixation, creation, compilation, copies, phonograms, audiovisual work, literary, pictorial, graphic work.
2. Visual informations, photos of faces – legal issues.
3. Types of economic copyright.
4. Types of moral copyright.
5. Copyright in judicial and criminal proceedings.
6. Waiver of moral copyright in the United Kingdom Copyright Act – ghostwriters issues.
7. Author and other copyright holders entitled to copyright protection, derivative work rights.
8. Neighbouring rights (related rights) and the definition of broadcasting.
9. Infringement of copyright  – civil torts and criminal offences.
10. Duration and transfer of copyright.
11. Scope of free use.
12. Computer programs and copyright.