This unit explores how Australian law regulates and protects creative expression. It surveys the law relating to copyright, trade marks, designs, patents, trade secrets, defamation, privacy, trade practices, contract and censorship laws, and investigates how those laws can both protect and impede creative expression. Examples of creative content considered in the unit include artworks, films, multimedia creations, advertisements, musical creations, designs (architectural, industrial, engineering, product design, web design, trademark logos), computer software, literary and dramatic works (articles, books, poems and plays), performances, inventions and industrial secrets (agricultural,... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Jani McCutcheon
Prerequisites: LAWS1111 Law, Conflict and Change (formerly LAWS1111 Legal Systems)
