Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Fall Semester
Year 2025 351995 AI Creation and Copyright Law 1 3.0 3 ★ CHEN,KUANG-CHENG
Yii-Der SU GIP 4 0 　

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	351995	AI Creation and Copyright Law	1	3.0	3	★	CHEN,KUANG-CHENG Yii-Der SU	GIP	4	0

Course Plan：

Instructor CHEN,KUANG-CHENG　Office Hours

Email kchen34@gmail.com

Last Updated 2025-05-25 16:52:10

Course Objective Copyright Act is specifically enacted for the purposes of protecting the rights and interests of authors with respect to their works, balancing different interests for the common good of society, and promoting the development of national culture. This course introduces the main meanings, concepts and contents of the Copyright Law. Including the scope for copyright protection, the kinds of works that qualify for copyright protection, the rights granted to copyright owners, the management of copyright, and remedies for right infringement. In particular, what are copyright protections applied with AI? The discussion in the course covers theory and examples, to enhance a deeper understanding the exchanges between copyright protections and AI for the students.

Course Schedule Week 1 (114/9/8~114/9/13) Introduction: Legislative Purpose of Copyright Act Week 2 (114/9/15~114/9/20) Choices of the Principle of Creative Protection and Registration System Week 3 (114/9/22~114/9/27) Copyright Protection for Animals’ Works Week 4 (114/9/29~114/10/4) Concretely Application on the Doctrine of Idea-Expression Dichotomy and the Merger Doctrine of Idea and Expression (I) Week 5 (114/10/6~114/10/11) Concretely Application on the Doctrine of Idea-Expression Dichotomy and the Merger Doctrine of Idea and Expression (II) Week 6 (114/10/13~114/10/18) Are Pornography or Obscene Works Copyrightable? ; Agreements on Authors’ in the Works Made for Hire and Their Impacts on Ownership of Moral Rights (I) Week 7 (114/10/20~114/10/25) Agreements on Authors’ in the Works Made for Hire and Their Impacts on Ownership of Moral Rights (II) Week 8 (114/10/27~114/11/1) Discussions about Forever Protection of Moral Rights Week 9 (114/11/3~114/11/8) Public Performance, Public Broadcast, and Public Presentation Week 10 (114/11/10~114/11/15) Whis is AI? What is the importance of AI? Week 11 (114/11/17~114/11/22) Introduction of AI and Intellectual Property cases in Taiwan Week 12 (114/11/24~114/11/29) Introduction of AI and Copyright cases in Taiwan Week 13 (114/12/1~114/12/6) Guest Lecture for the Professional Specialist Faculty Week 14 (114/12/8~114/12/13) Introduction of AI and Copyright cases in the U.S. (I) Week 15 (114/12/15~114/12/20) Introduction of AI and Copyright cases in the U.S. (II) Week 16 (114/12/22~114/12/27) Final Project Report (I) Week 17 (114/12/29~115/1/3) Final Project Report (II) Week 18 (115/1/5~115/1/10) Final Project Report (III)

Evaluation and grading policy 1.Final Project Report 70% 2.Class Attendance 20% 3.Class Participation and Performance 10%

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:No
1.Chi-Yu Chien, Case Analyses of Copyright Law (Angle Publishing Co. Ltd., 2017). 2.Hsiung-Lin Hsiao, Copyright Law (Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2015). 3.Hsiung-Lin Hsiao, Analyses of Practical Issues in Copyright Law (Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2013). 4.Chung-Hsin Chang, Interpretation of Copyright Law (Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2014).

The access to curricular consultation 1.E-mail of the Lecturer: kcschen@mail.ntut.edu.tw.
2.Line Group Link: 114-1 AI創作與著作權法

The course corresponds to the SDGs SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education）
SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities）
SDG16：和平正義與有力的制度（Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions）

Does the course incorporate AI AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
AI4：簡單介紹AI的基本概念（Briefly introduce the basic concept of AI）

Note
Taiwan SDGs Goal: Quality Education

Instructor	CHEN,KUANG-CHENG　Office Hours
Email	kchen34@gmail.com
Last Updated	2025-05-25 16:52:10
Course Objective	Copyright Act is specifically enacted for the purposes of protecting the rights and interests of authors with respect to their works, balancing different interests for the common good of society, and promoting the development of national culture. This course introduces the main meanings, concepts and contents of the Copyright Law. Including the scope for copyright protection, the kinds of works that qualify for copyright protection, the rights granted to copyright owners, the management of copyright, and remedies for right infringement. In particular, what are copyright protections applied with AI? The discussion in the course covers theory and examples, to enhance a deeper understanding the exchanges between copyright protections and AI for the students.
Course Schedule	Week 1 (114/9/8~114/9/13) Introduction: Legislative Purpose of Copyright Act Week 2 (114/9/15~114/9/20) Choices of the Principle of Creative Protection and Registration System Week 3 (114/9/22~114/9/27) Copyright Protection for Animals’ Works Week 4 (114/9/29~114/10/4) Concretely Application on the Doctrine of Idea-Expression Dichotomy and the Merger Doctrine of Idea and Expression (I) Week 5 (114/10/6~114/10/11) Concretely Application on the Doctrine of Idea-Expression Dichotomy and the Merger Doctrine of Idea and Expression (II) Week 6 (114/10/13~114/10/18) Are Pornography or Obscene Works Copyrightable? ; Agreements on Authors’ in the Works Made for Hire and Their Impacts on Ownership of Moral Rights (I) Week 7 (114/10/20~114/10/25) Agreements on Authors’ in the Works Made for Hire and Their Impacts on Ownership of Moral Rights (II) Week 8 (114/10/27~114/11/1) Discussions about Forever Protection of Moral Rights Week 9 (114/11/3~114/11/8) Public Performance, Public Broadcast, and Public Presentation Week 10 (114/11/10~114/11/15) Whis is AI? What is the importance of AI? Week 11 (114/11/17~114/11/22) Introduction of AI and Intellectual Property cases in Taiwan Week 12 (114/11/24~114/11/29) Introduction of AI and Copyright cases in Taiwan Week 13 (114/12/1~114/12/6) Guest Lecture for the Professional Specialist Faculty Week 14 (114/12/8~114/12/13) Introduction of AI and Copyright cases in the U.S. (I) Week 15 (114/12/15~114/12/20) Introduction of AI and Copyright cases in the U.S. (II) Week 16 (114/12/22~114/12/27) Final Project Report (I) Week 17 (114/12/29~115/1/3) Final Project Report (II) Week 18 (115/1/5~115/1/10) Final Project Report (III)
Evaluation and grading policy	1.Final Project Report 70% 2.Class Attendance 20% 3.Class Participation and Performance 10%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No 1.Chi-Yu Chien, Case Analyses of Copyright Law (Angle Publishing Co. Ltd., 2017). 2.Hsiung-Lin Hsiao, Copyright Law (Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2015). 3.Hsiung-Lin Hsiao, Analyses of Practical Issues in Copyright Law (Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2013). 4.Chung-Hsin Chang, Interpretation of Copyright Law (Wu-Nan Book Inc., 2014).
The access to curricular consultation	1.E-mail of the Lecturer: kcschen@mail.ntut.edu.tw. 2.Line Group Link: 114-1 AI創作與著作權法
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities） SDG16：和平正義與有力的制度（Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions）
Does the course incorporate AI	AI2：鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools） AI4：簡單介紹AI的基本概念（Briefly introduce the basic concept of AI）
Note	Taiwan SDGs Goal: Quality Education