Tuesday, March 7, 2017

LEGS8007 IP Law Podcasts

I have compiled a selection of radio stories about IP Law. You can subscribe using this RSS feed:
https://huffduffer.com/colinmanning/tags/cit-legs8007/rss

The easiest way listen is using a podcasting application such as iTunes on a desktop, or Podcasts on your iPhone.

Alternatively you can browse through the stories at
https://huffduffer.com/colinmanning/tags/cit-legs8007

COMP6032 Lab 06 A

Students continued working on the Photoshop training assignment due this week.

Monday, March 6, 2017

LEGS8007 Class 06.1

Part 10


We looked at copyright protection for compilations of factual information  and the EU's Database Right.

Cases:
Kelly v Morris (1865-66) L.R. 1 Eq. 697
Cramp (GA) & Sons Ltd v Frank Smythson Ltd [1944] AC 329
Kenrick v Lawrence (1890) 25 Q.B.D. 99
Feist Publications v Rural Telephone Service 499 US 340 (1991)
Bell South v Donnelly Information Publishing 999 F 2d 1436 (11th Cir, 1993)
British Horseracing Board v William Hill [2001] RPC 31

COMP6032 Class 06.1

Students got into groups of three and did a task analysis for a common process.

LEGS8007 - EUIPO Trade Mark Course

Soon we will be looking at trade marks. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) provides an online course on trade marks with a certificate at the end. You will be expected to take this course and to e-mail me a copy of your certificate. You can start the course any time and you can take it is stages. You will need to register for an account at the EUIPO.

The course starts here
https://euipo.europa.eu/knowledge/enrol/index.php?id=2274


Friday, March 3, 2017

COMP8035 Class 05.3

Students worked on the deliverables for this week.  I gave more feedback to student who asked for it.

Dell

DellEMC
on Campus!

GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTATION

Thursday, 9TH March 2017
1 – 2 pm
Rory Gallagher Theatre

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

LEGS8007 Class 05.2 & 05.3

Part 08




Copyright exemptions.

We had a problem with the projector. So will record the class and put it online.

Part 09

I explained the Fair Use doctrine in the US.  We listened so some music can included other works and I asked students what decisions they would come to if they were judging hypothetical cases where fair use was being claimed.   Where it was decided that there was not far use, how much of the royalties should go to the original creator.  There was general agreement on what was and was not fair use.  But when it came to the numbers there was not universal agreement on the scale of Kane West's genius.

Audio: LEGS8007-09-20170301.mp3

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

LEGS8007 Coursera Law Course

Coursera has recently opened up registration for English Common Law: Structure and Principles offered by the University of London. Students with a little time to spare might find it interesting.

COMP8035 Class 05.1

I gave some general feedback on the essays and some individual feedback.

I talked abut paragraph structure and topic sentences.

This week's task is to write the fist 800 words of the paper. The deadline is Sunday night at 2000.

LEGS8007 Week 05 Tutorial

Nobody turned up.

COMP6032 Lab 05 A

Students continued work on the Photoshop training exercise.

I sent around an e-mail with the submission details.

Monday, February 27, 2017

LEGS8007 Class 05.1

Part 07



We looked at who is counts as the author of a work and at the term of copyright.

In the next class we will look at copyright exemptions.

COMP6032 Class 05.1

There were very few students in class.

We looked a goal analysis and learner characteristics.

Saturday, February 25, 2017

LEGS8007 Update

I have posted some essay titles on the course blog. Some students might want to pick one and make a start.  I will provide more details on the requirements for the essay soon.

I have added a cases folder to the materials on Blackboard and a folder called papers.  I will put some reading materials in there. More will be added as the module progresses.  These are only available via Blackboard (no prizes for guessing why).

Friday, February 24, 2017

COMP8035 Class 04.2

I gave students feedback on the outlines for the paper. Some of them need a bit of work.

COMP6032 Lab 04B

I introduced students to Audacity and gave them a sample audio file to mess around with. We looked at how to do noise reduction. However there was a problem with the audio settings on the machine in the lab.  Hopefully that will be sorted soon.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

COMP6032 Class 04.2

[Only 3 students came to class]

We looked at the ADDIE framework for instructional design.

We began our look at the analysis phase and and discussed needs analysis.

We will continue in the next class with goal analysis.

LEGS8007 Classes 04.2 & 04.3

Part 05



We continued our look at copyright. We discussed copyrightable subject matter, the tangibility requirement, the originality requirement.  We looked at the labour, skill, or judgement test.




Part 06



We discussed the idea/expression dichotomy and moral rights.



Exam Questions:

Write a note on:

  1. Walter v Lane
  2. Temple Island Collections v New English Teas
  3. Designers Guild v Russel Wiliams (Judgment)
  4. Interlego v Tyco Industries


5. Explain what is meant by the idea/expression dichotomy


Essay:

How might Walter v Lane be decided in 2017?

The idea/expression dichotomy

The problems posed by photographs to copyright law.

How Original is Original? The Threshold of Originality in Copyright Law?

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

COMP8035 Class 04

This week's mission is to write 800 words (excluding references) on the chosen research topic and submit it to turnitin.com by Friday at 2000.

I e-mailed the Class ID and enrolment password to the students.