Legal Protection of Information Technology Products, Software and Database
BASIC DATA
course listing
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course code
MOT5040
course title in Estonian
Infotehnoloogiliste toodete, arvutiprogrammide ja andmebaaside õiguskaitse
course title in English
Legal Protection of Information Technology Products, Software and Database
course volume CP
4.00
ECTS credits
6.00
to be declared
yes
assessment form
Examination
teaching semester
spring
language of instruction
Estonian
English
Study programmes that contain the course
code of the study programme version
course compulsory
HAJM08/25
yes
Structural units teaching the course
MO - Department of Law
Course description link
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course aims in Estonian
Anda teadmised sellest, et mis on tehnoloogiliste toodete ja andmebaaside õiguslik režiim ning kuidas neid tooteid turul käsitletakse, samuti nendega seotud intellektuaalomandi kaitsest. Samuti antakse teadmised IT toodete ja andmebaaside kui kauba õiguslikest meetmetest.
course aims in English
The purpose of this course is to give an overview of what is the legal regime of information technology products and databases, and how such products are legally treated on the market of exchange of values as well as to give an overview of the role of various intellectual property rights upon the protection of IT-products. The second central theme of the course is to provide an introduction of the legal mechanics of exchange of IT products and databases.
learning outcomes in the course in Est.
Üliõpilane:
1) analüüsib IT toodete, tarkvara ja andmebaaside õiguskaitsest;
2) võrdleb erinevaid lähenemisvõimalusi, et õiguslikult kaitsta IT tooteid, tarkvara ja andmebaase;
3) koostab tehnoloogialepingu projekti.
learning outcomes in the course in Eng.
The student:
1) analyses the legal protection possibilities of IT products, software and databases;
2) compares the different approaches to legal protection of IT products, software and databases;
3) drafts a technology contract
brief description of the course in Estonian
Interdistsiplinaarse kursusena keskendutakse konkreetsetele objektidele: IT tooted, tarkvara ja andmebaasid. Õigusalased teadmised, mis võimaldavad lahendada üksikjuhtumeid praktikas.
brief description of the course in English
This is an interdisciplinary course focussing on specific objects, IT products, software and databases. The course permits students to get to know a wide spectrum of legal issues that relate to these objects and this shall in its turn enable the student to acquire instrumental skills for the handling of legal problems related to them in real-life situations.
type of assessment in Estonian
eristav hindamine
type of assessment in English
graded assessment
independent study in Estonian
vastavalt laiendatud ainekavale ja hindamiskriteeriumidele.
independent study in English
According to the extended syllabus and evaluation criteria.
study literature
Ian J. Lloyd, Information Technology law, Oxford, 2014
Robert T.J. Bond, Software Contract Agreements, Drafting and Negotiating Techniques and Precedents, Thorogood, 2004
H. Ward Classen, A Practical Guide to Software Licensing for Licensees and Licensors, ABA publication, 2007

David W. Tollen, The Tech Contracts Handbook, 2nd edition, ABA publication, 2015. Täpsem loetelu antakse loengus. Additional literature is given in a lecture.
study forms and load
daytime study: weekly hours
4.0
session-based study work load (in a semester):
lectures
2.0
lectures
-
practices
0.0
practices
-
exercises
2.0
exercises
-
lecturer in charge
-
LECTURER SYLLABUS INFO
semester of studies
teaching lecturer / unit
language of instruction
Extended syllabus or link to Moodle or to home page
2024/2025 spring
Pablo Martínez Ramil, MO - Department of Law
English
    MOT5040_Legal Protection of Information Technology Products Software and Database_Spring25.pdf 
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    2023/2024 spring
    Pablo Martínez Ramil, MO - Department of Law
    English
      MOT5040_Legal Protection of Information Technology Products Software and Database_Spring24.pdf 
      2022/2023 spring
      Pablo Martínez Ramil, MO - Department of Law
      English
        2021/2022 spring
        Agnes Kasper, MO - Department of Law
        English
          MOT5040 EVALUATION CRITERIA.pdf 
          2020/2021 spring
          Agnes Kasper, MO - Department of Law
          English
            MOT5040 EVALUATION CRITERIA.pdf 
            2019/2020 spring
            Agnes Kasper, MO - Department of Law
            English
              MOT5040 EVALUATION CRITERIA.pdf 
              2018/2019 spring
              Agnes Kasper, MO - Department of Law
              English
                MOT5040 EVALUATION CRITERIA.pdf 
                Course description in Estonian
                Course description in English