Copyright - a comprehensive introduction

Member price: £523 + VAT

Non-member price: £615 + VAT

Timing: 9.30am-5.00pm

Overview

This detailed full-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to the practical aspects of copyright which is essential to understand for any business looking to protect and commercialise relevant intellectual property. Other forms of intellectual property are briefly outlined, whilst confidential information is considered to a greater extent.

Who should attend

This course will be of benefit to businesspersons new to this area who do not have previous knowledge of copyright and are looking for a basic foundation to know how to protect intellectual property rights.

What you will learn

• The basic principles of subsistence of copyright and identifying what work can attract copyright protection
• How to establish authorship, ownership and duration of copyright in different types of works and contexts
• What other forms of IP protection - especially confidential information - should also be relied upon (or sought)
• Explaining moral rights
• The role of the exceptions to copyright
• Gain knowledge of key topics in copyright, including orphan works and risk management, social media and Creative Commons licences
• The differences between assignments and licences and some practical do's and don'ts for drafting agreements dealing with copyright
• A step-by-step approach to Infringement actions - from both the claimant's and defendant's points of view but not from the perspective of following litigation protocols
• Applying the basic principles of copyright to scenarios covering different types of works that can be protected
• Be guided to content you can use for free

Questions?

BPP | Tel: 0330 060 3303 | Email: ldicas@bpp.com