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Collective administration of copyright and neighbouring and relating rights (Czech - French legal comparison)
Randárová, Jitka ; Wünschová Pujmanová, Alexandra (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
The purpose of the thesis is to analyse the collective administration of copyright and neighbouring and relating rights, as the very title suggests. Based on the yearlong Erasmus stay in Paris, I decided to compare the Czech legislation with the legal system of France. Following after the opening, the second chapter is meant to be informative and should provide an explanation of basic concepts which the reader encounters at work. Third chapter, by a relatively brief section, describes the legal anchoring of collective administration in both jurisdictions. The fourth chapter, which is structured thematically rather than chronologically, introduces readers to the historical development of the Institute of collective management. The concept of collective administrator and analysis of its origin and status of the legal system are to be found in the fifth chapter. Chapters six and seven have an identical theme - control. The main focus is on the different types of external and internal statutory control of collective administrators. First of all, it is an external control exercised by the Ministry of Culture. The same principle of control is also applied in the French legislation, but there is a possibility of a much wider control mechanisms. Chapter eight concentrates on the core object of collective...
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The Internet and copyrigh
Bernklauová, Lenka ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Wünschová Pujmanová, Alexandra (referee)
Lenka Bernklauová Internet a autorské právo Diplomová práce, 2013 Abstract The work named Internet and Copyright focuses on issues of copyright law and its protection after genesis and huge expansion of the Internet network all over the world. The key computer network for this work is the Peer-to-Peer network that enables easy distribution of the information between individual users of the network. The original purpose of this network was to provide larger amount of users with information which had been inaccessible or hardly accessible, as time went on the Peer-to-Peer begun to be used for distribution of the works that had no approval for distribution or the license for distribution was not agreed upon. This work tries to capture this non-legal part of data distribution on the Peer-to-Peer networks and at same time tries to offer the tool for protection which could at least limit the infringements into the copyright law of individual authors and which would not restrict the right on free access to information. As the special type of the Computer networks existing on the Internet Social networks are described in this work, these networks have become more and more popular in the whole world. This work also analyses the most important legislation, national, European or international, that regulate the...
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Copyright protection of software
Pátková, Andrea ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
Diploma thesis summary The topic of my diploma thesis is Copyright legal protection of computer programs. The purpose of my thesis is to describe in basic features the current regulation of this item in Czech republic. This thesis is composed of twelve chapters, where the crucial part can be found in chapter ten and eleven. Introductory Chapter emphasizes necessity of copyright legal protection of computer programs. Next chapter summarizes efforts for definition of computer program and also includes reasons, why the exact literal definition is not very convenient. Third chapter defines basic terminology, that we can find crosswise copyright; it also enumerates requirements for the authors work to be under copyright legal protection. Following chapter contains an outline of international treaties and history of computer programs. Sixth chapter concentrates on the role of computer program in the area of copyright and helps to distinguish the difference between computer program and any other author's craft. Seventh and eight chapter provides information about creation and content of the copyright, which is followed by the list of exceptions of exclusive copyright law. The main aim of my thesis is based in the issues of licensing agreements in chapter n. 10 and 11. Penultimate chapter focuses on the...
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Copyright protectionin in the social nets
Hoferková, Jana ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Wünschová Pujmanová, Alexandra (referee)
Jana Hoferková - Copyright protection on social networks Resume The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the subject of copyright protection on social networks. The thesis is composed of five chapters, each of them dealing with different aspects of the topic discussed. Chapter One is introductory and explains the reasons behind focusing on this issue. Chapter Two provides a brief description of social networks. It consists of two parts, which discuss possible legal threads of social networks. Part One focuses on problem of privacy protection whereas Part Two deals with the issue of data protection on social networks. Chapter Three provides an overview of copyright on social networks. It is subdivided into four parts, each of them dealing with different aspects of copyright in relation to social networks. Part One describes the copyright itself in the Czech legal system. Part Two compares the Czech copyright with the Anglo-American copyright, for its relevance to social networks. Part Three examines the question of the governing law, as the relationship between social network and user includes an international aspect. Part Four investigates the license agreement between social network and user. Finally, Chapter Four concentrates on the liability for copyright infringement on social networks. Five Parts of...
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Fan art in official promotion of video games
Veselá, Veronika ; Švelch, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Nečas, Vlastimil (referee)
With the rise of Internet, Web and new media technologies come increased opportunities for audience to recreate media content and influence its flow across different media platforms. The fan as a demanding yet enthusiastic consumer has become a centrepiece of media industries' marketing strategies. On the one hand, this qualitative change often described as participatory culture means a giant leap forward for fans, who can now serve new roles within the media industry. On the other, it represents a potential exploitation of media users, as unpaid volunteers do the labour professionals are paid for. This study investigates this tension in a case of videogame fans. On their official websites, videogame developers encourage fans to contribute with their fan art harnessing fan creativity for their advertising purposes. Convergence culture raises conflicts and compromises between creators of fan art (fan artists), and the owners of the copyrighted works they appropriate (game companies). This study addresses three main issues: (1) the way and circumstances under which game companies are displaying fan art on their official websites, (2) how fans understand the tensions between empowerment and exploitation, how do they address the issue of free labour, (3) how fans view issues concerning intellectual property...
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An outline of special regimes of protection with respect to individual types of copyrighted works including the comparison with the general protection regime
Lukenda, Milan ; Wünschová Pujmanová, Alexandra (advisor) ; Císařová, Zuzana (referee)
Overview of special protection regimes of copyright works including the comparison with the general protection regime Object and purpose of this work is to explore the special protection regimes of copyright works. But before I start to deal with these regimes, I find necessary to, at least in brief, outline the historical development and basic concepts of copyright law. In my opinion special protection regimes can not be examined without knowledge of these basics. In the next chapter, I will discuss the general protection regime of copyright works. I think it is a sort of bridge between first general chapters on one side and specialities of special protection regimes of copyright works on the other. Copyright law has traditionally belong to private law, so I will explore different interventions to author rights and the means of protection, typically aimed at compensating injured. However, certain aspects of copyright law are so important to society that it is protected by criminal and administraticve means, and those belong to public law. For this area is typical preventive repressive method of solving infringements. Thus compensating injured is on the second place, the primary is to protect society from such undesirable phenomena. In the last part of this work, I'll get to the very core of this work,...
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Rights of producers of audio and audiovisual recordings
Hašek, Ivan ; Křesťanová, Veronika (advisor) ; Holcová, Irena (referee)
The subject of my thesis is The Rights of Producers of Phonograms (Sound Recordings) and Films. I have chosen this topic because of my fondness for music and for media that carry such recordings. The Rights of Producers are denominated as rights related (to Copyright) because of the absence of creativity and individuality. The term neighbouring rights is exactly equivalent. In the first chapter I provide reader with basic terms and a concept of continental copyright law as well as a comparison with common law copyright system. These two law systems are essentially important to comprehend the rights of producers in general and to have basic overview on their role in global society and economy. Both authors' rights and related rights are copyrights in the sense of common law. The second chapter analyses international law on this subject. I describe the relationship between czech national law and international law. Although the majority of international agreements is phrased generally, mentioned agreements have impact on legislations of contracting parties. They form a part of czech law since their ratification and publication in Collection of Laws. The important agreements on the subject are Rome Convention, Geneva Convention, TRIPS Agreement and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. In addition, I...
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Works audiovisual with reference to film coproductions
Bednář, Leoš ; Křesťanová, Veronika (advisor) ; Holcová, Irena (referee)
Audiovisual Works with Reference to Film Co-productions - Summary: The audiovisual works are the main theme of this thesis. I have chosen this theme, because these works are very important for our society and we can not ignore them. We have to consider this segment of our society from various and different perspectives. I mean the various branches of law, film theory, history, financing (economics). It is multidisciplinary area and it contains cultural, social, economical, educational and also international points, which help us to improve and simplify international and multicultural structures and relationships. The thesis is divided into six chapters. Chapter One is introductory and provides basic identification with the topic of the thesis. Chapter Two focuses on general definition of the words "audiovisual work". We have to define this type of work in legal terms and also in the other "interdisciplinary" terms. Chapter Three recalls the fact that this issue must be seen from the historical point of view. We have to study historical copyright law, publications from 30s and 40s of the twentieth century dealing with film law and also law journals from this time period (e.g. "Soutěž a tvorba"). These publications and journals significantly contributed to this theme in the discussion about various aspects of...
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