The latvian academy of culture

The Name of the Course: Copyright and Liability

The Scope of the Course: 32 hours, 2 credit points.

Type of Assessment – an examination.

IV.The Author of the Course: Lecturer Inese Veikša

The Content of the Course: The course has been designed for students who study the speciality of TV and video cameramen. The objective of the course: the students are to learn the fundamentals of TV legal liability.
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: Preliminary knowledge in the speciality.
Thematic Planning:

Themes	Week	Type of classes and hours
Who is “a private person” and who is “a public person”? When is the intrusion in the life of a private person justified?	1	L2
What laws in Latvia provide for the liability for intrusion into the life of a private person?	2	L2
What is copyright? What are the types of copyright?	3	L2
What jobs do the copyright law protect? What jobs do the copyright law not protect?	4	L2
Limitations and exceptions in the application of copyright. Labour Law as of a restriction of copyright.	5	L2
What are collateral rights? What do they protect?	6	L2
Collective management of authors’ property rights.	7	L2
What laws in Latvia provide rights for the acquisition and expression of information? Rights to request information.	8	L2
Liability for the given information, rights of withdrawal and response.	9	L2
Information of limited availability. Limitation of the distribution of information. Protection of children’s rights.	10	L2
Confidentiality of the information source. Material responsibility of employees. Material responsibility of employers.	11	L2
Deductions from salary.	12	L2
Hierarchy of legal regulations.	13	L2
What is “a legal act” and what is “an administrative act”? Sequence of the application of legal regulations. Interpretation of legal provisions.	14	L2
An agreement on the creation and transmission of audio-visual work. Essential constituents of the agreement. The most common types of agreements.	15	L2
Rights of radio organisations.	16	L2

Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Credit Points: A final examination.

V.

VI.Literature:

33. 
    Statutory Laws: European Convention “On Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms”, 4.11.1950 Rome (takes effect in Latvia as of 4.06.97)
    
34. 
    The UNO Convention “International Pact on Civic and Political Rights” (16.12.1966, Latvia sent an act of accession on 24.03.1992)
    
35. 
    Constitution of the Republic of Latvia
    
36. 
    Civil Law, passed on 28.01.1937, Section 4, Liability Rights.
    
37. 
    Law “On the Press and Other Media” passed on 20.12.1990
    
38. 
    Law “On Radio and Television”, passed on 24.08.1995
    
39. 
    Law “On Information Transparency”, passed on 29.10.1998
    
40. 
    Law “On the Protection of Children’s Rights”, passed on 19.06.1998
    
41. 
    Law “On Copyright and Collateral Rights”, passed on 11.05.1993
    
42. 
    Labour Law, passed on 14.04.1972
    
43. 
    Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No 154, Regulations on the Procedure of Administrative Acts.
    

The Name of the Course: Film and Video Editing.
The Scope of the Course: 128 academic hours.

8 credit points. The type of assessment: an examination.

The Author of the Course: Prof. Ansis Epners
Preconditions for the Acquisition of the Course: Prior knowledge in composition, direction and drama.
The Contents of the Course: The programme is designed for TV directors as an insight into the history of editing and a practical acquisition of all editing types. A modification of the course with the scope of 32 academic hours is read for TV operators.
Thematic Planning: