Master in Modern East Asian Studies

Master in Modern East Asian Studies

Course Descriptions Summer 2011 (Dr. Ganea)

 

  • Emergence and present practice of Copyright Law in Japan

 

20.10.2011 - 09.02.2012

Thursday, 18:00 - 20:00 c.t.

Room RuW 3.101

 

Lecturer:

  • Dr. Peter Ganea

 

Detailed course description:

The seminar will highlight the peculiar manner in which Japan introduced copyright protection in the 19th century, Japan’s subsequent accession to international copyright conventions and present problems of copyright protection in the real and in the virtual world. The course will also compare the Japanese copyright system with the Continental European droit d’auteur system and Anglo-American copyright. Students are required to give a presentation and to write a term paper (15 – 20 p.).

A syllabus will be available on WebCT.

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