Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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Laurea magistrale in Lingue per la comunicazione turistica e commerciale - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Project work/stage
9
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S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S02898

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

IUS/04 - BUSINESS LAW

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 14, 2022 al May 28, 2022.

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide students with the most important principles of the intellectual property law. A particular attention will be given to the types of intellectual property protection that are most relevant for the Master’s Degree course which focuses on tourism promotion and communication. At the end of the course the students will have acquired the essential rules of this discipline and the ability to consider and apply them in the tourism communication activity.

Program

The program intends to analyse intellectual property law concerning copyright and neighbouring rights, with the aim of providing with an exhaustive framework of the norms that regulate the economic use of creative works, with special attention to the digital market.
Legal theory explanation will be followed by a practical approach to such topics, by means of case studies presentation and related discussion in terms of problem solving.

In brief, the programm will focus on the following topics:
- Principles and sources of law between national and international level
- Structure and function of copyright
- Work of autorship and its creative character
- The creation of the work and the author
- Economic rights
- Moral rights
- Exceptions and limitations
- Copyright and neighbouring rights
- Copyright transfer and management
- Copyright in the digital market

In addition to the relevant norms of Italian Copyright Law (legge 633/1941), as well as EU directives and international conventions, as reference book see: Spedicato, Principi di diritto d'autore, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2020, p. 1-221

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

Written

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