Call for Applications | ‘CopyrightX: NLSIU’ – A Copyright Law Course offered by NLSIU in collaboration with Harvard Law School 2025

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About CopyrightX: NLSIU’ – A Copyright Law Course

The NLSIU, in collaboration with the Harvard Law School (HLS), is offering a comparative copyright law course titled ‘CopyrightX: NLSIU’ 2025 in the upcoming trimester. The CopyrightX: NLSIU Copyright Course 2025 will explore diverse legal aspects of copyright and its impact on different fields like art, entertainment, and technology.

There will be three sessions (of two hours) per week. The course will be following a hybrid approach, wherein external candidates (students from outside NLSIU) will be joining the sessions online and NLSIU students will be joining offline on campus.
A minimum of 80% attendance is mandatory for the enrolled students to participate in the final examination. Students are required to watch all the recorded videos and are required to attend the live lectures as well.
As a fairly rigorous course, the course will have different in-class and take-home assignments for students.
The final examination will be administered primarily by the Harvard Law School.
The students who meet all the course requirements and pass the final examination will receive a certificate from the Harvard Law School.

Eligibility: CopyrightX: NLSIU Course

Candidates from any countries in South Asia, who are currently enrolled in or completed an undergraduate, postgraduate, or doctoral research programme are eligible to apply.
We particularly welcome applications from professionals including judges, law practitioners, artists, data scientists and software developers, who are interested in learning about copyright law.
However, as a course that demands extensive interactions, the enrolment will be limited and highly selective.

How to apply: CopyrightX: NLSIU Course

Candidates interested in enrolling in the course should submit a formal request for enrolment through this link latest by January 31, 2025 (11:59 PM IST) along with the following documents:

CV
Motivation letter (clearly indicating why and how this course would be helpful for your career)
Copy of the student ID (if you are currently enrolled in any full-time academic course in a public funded university in South Asia)

The selection shall be primarily on the basis of the CV, academic and professional background of the candidate, and motivation letter. During the selection process diversity of backgrounds shall be given due consideration.

Fee

The fees for enrolment in this course shall be INR 50,000 + applicable taxes.
However, NLSIU and Harvard Law School have decided to offer a complete fee waiver for students currently enrolled in any public funded university in South Asia for any full-time academic course.
Please note that this fee waiver is not applicable for candidates who are in employment (for example, candidates who may have taken leave from their job to pursue a full-time Ph.D. programme).