Literature as Property between Law and Culture (C03#)

• Subject Area: European and American Literary and Cultural Studies
• Term: from 2019 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 403589434

The project uses comparative historical studies between law and literature to identify the basic conditions and dynamics of an evolving transnational understanding of literary property as the paradigmatic form of 'intellectual property'. In particular, the project will contribute to an understanding of a balanced interpretation and effective modelling of the extent of legal protection generated by intellectual property law.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1385: Law and Literature
• Applicant Institution: Universität Münster
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Oliver Lepsius; Professor Dr. Peter Schneck