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Let's Play videos from the point of view of copyright law
Hálek, Jakub ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
Let's Play videos from the point of view of copyright law Abstract This Master's Thesis examines Let's Play videos (that are a new but significant and popular part of the entertainment industry) from the point of view of copyright law, especially the Czech one. The view of the European Union law is of course not omitted. With respect to the global nature of the issue, the Thesis includes selected foreign legislation, case law and expert opinions. Since the issue of Let's Play videos is new and almost unexplored, this Thesis examines and defines not only Let's Play videos but also their creators. It also identifies sources of income from Let's Play videos, persons involved and their interests, which can collide with each other. Given the existential interdependence of Let's Play videos on videogames, this Thesis examines even some relevant copyright aspects of videogames. Besides the question of copyright classification of Let's Play videos, the Thesis also deals with not so obvious consequences of such classification. There are analyzed possible legal titles for the use of video games and their elements in the creation, publication and monetization of Let's Play videos as well. Subsequently, this Thesis also examines and analyses the current worldwide licensing practice in this field. Despite the fact, that...
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Intellectual property and folklor
Müllerová, Martina ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND FOLKLORE Abstract This thesis focuses on folklore within intellectual property law and examines current and suggested means of its protection. Although the notion of traditional cultural expressions is relatively new for jurisprudence, it quickly becomes significant, partly due to its political connotations. The first part introduces four essential terms: intellectual property, folklore, indigenous peoples and public domain. Furthermore, it describes notions of indigenous customary law and domaine public payant. The second part focuses on the relation between intellectual property and folkore. It discusses its nature and various interests that are linked to it. The same part looks at folklore as a cultural heritage of humankind. It also outlines main problematic uses of fokloric works and illustrates them with numerous examples. In the end it mentions so called WIPO Fact-Finding Missions. The third part looks at foklore in the framework of standard intellectual property law. It is divided into three chapters, namely Copyright, Industrial Property Rights and Other means of protection. The fourth part is dedicated to sui generis law. It provides an overview of attempts to amend conventional system of intellectual property law in order to better suit the needs of folkore. It presents...
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Performers and term of protection of their rights
Costantini, Simona ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
Main objective of this thesis is to examine in detail the topic of performers' intellectual property rights and their term of protection, offering an insight based both on the historical background and the current state of legal regulation (Czech, European and international). Especially, I deal with the changes resulting from implementation of Directive 2011/77/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 amending Directive 2006/116/EC on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights. A significant part is also dedicated to the recently adopted Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (2012). The introductory chapter consists of a comprehensive historical overview that covers important events and sources of law relevant to performers' intellectual property rights and their term of protection. Certain documents can be considered milestones, such as Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty and the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. A substantial part is also dedicated to the harmonisation of term of protection of copyright and certain related rights through European law. The second chapter gives a brief overview of the concept and...
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Non-contractual legal institutions of the use of copyrighted work
Čuřík, Martin ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to summarizingly describe non-contractual institutions of the use of copyrighted work, to define this legal branch under the system of copyright law as well as to briefly introduce the essential institutes and concepts of copyright law as such. The second chapter focuses on the explanation of the concept of copyright law and its placement in the system of law. Afterwards, a brief historical background of copyright law on the territory of the Czech Republic and the most important reasons for providing copyright protection are introduced. In the third chapter, the essential concepts of copyright law are defined, such as author's work, the characteristics of author's works, categories of author's works, exceptions to copyright and the concept of authorship. The description of when the copyright protection is created follows. Then, the definition of the content of copyright, including the scope of moral and economic rights of author of the work, is presented. Finally, the institution of public domain is explained. The fourth and main chapter of this thesis contains a digression in the field of copyright contracts, followed by the introduction to the field of the non-contractual institutions of the use of copyrighted work. Next, there is an overview of the European and...
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Moral rights in the Czech Republic and in selected countries of continental and Common Law legal systems
Votava, Antonín ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
Moral rights in the Czech Republic and in selected countries of continental and Common Law legal systems Abstract This thesis focuses on moral rights, which together with economic rights form one of basic ways how to divide copyright law. The primary function of moral (copyright) rights is to protect various rights of the author, which are not economic rights. In the introduction part of this thesis there are basic definitions and specifications of moral rights and their genesis in the continental legal system. The second chapter explains the different approach to moral copyright in the continental legal system and in the Common Law legal system, including a short historical excursion into those legal systems. The third chapter is briefly dedicated to the development of copyright law with the emphasis on moral rights during the 18th century, explanation of the difference between one-tier and two-tier approach to copyright law and certain issues regarding the territoriality of law. It also contains relevant legal acts that were in force in the Czech Republic during the 20th and partially during the 19th century. The fourth chapter consists of thorough explanation concerning each type of moral rights in the Copyright act that is currently in force in the Czech Republic. The fifth chapter is devoted to moral...
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Photograph as the copyright and copyright protection of photographer
Pavelcová, Andrea ; Císařová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
The objective of the master's thesis called 'Photograph as the copyright and copyright protection of photographer' is to describe the basic foundations and characteristics of the current regulation of copyright work, specifically of photography. The Czech legal system do not contain a complex regulation of photography; therefore, the thesis deals with the individual aspects of copyright law related to the characterisation of photographs as a copyright work, the rights of photographers or their rights related to the protection of their copyright. The thesis is based primarily on copyright law commentaries, copyright regulation on the Czech, international and European level and on the decisions of both Czech and foreign courts due to rapid development of copyright law in the information society and the inflexibility of the current legislation. Due to the author's interest in photography, the thesis is enriched with personal observations from her own experience with photography. The thesis is divided into seven chapters. The first deals with the general description of copyright, its principles, basic concepts and the moment of copyright formation. Chapter two focuses on photography and discusses the subject of copyright protection. Chapter three deals with authorship of photography, defines under...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Kudrlička, Adam ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
The Internet and copyright - the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy Abstract The main aim of this thesis is to evaluate the extension of Internet piracy as well as to determine which subjects are liable for the unlawful sharing of files and copyright protected works by using different platforms. I have decided to write about this topic primarily because of the persisting phenomenon of Internet piracy and copyright infringement. In this thesis I am proposing some ideas which could help to fight Internet piracy. I am also considering current EU legislation and the EU case-law regarding copyright on the Internet. The thesis is divided into eleven chapters, which include sub-chapters. The opening chapter introduces the reader to the piracy phenomenon and copyright infringement. The following chapters deal with the evolution of the Internet in the world in general and in the Czech Republic specifically. The third chapter describes copyright in cyberspace. Further, I consider the relevant international law, legal sources of copyright in the EU and the copyright legislation in the Czech Republic, including the protection against administrative offences in the field of copyright and criminal offences. The fourth chapter highlights specific examples of liability...
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Moral rights in copyright
Wegschmiedová, Markéta ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
Moral rights in copyright Abstract This thesis, after a brief introduction to the issue of copyright, defines the basic concepts relating to author's moral rights and its nature. It provides an insight into the issue from various different points of view, focusing on the natural nature of moral rights and the natural nature of an author's work, that is reflected in the copyright legislation. The thesis also offers a comparison of two major legal systems of copyright - the authors' right system and the copyright system, which demonstrate the key institutes and characterize both legal cultures through their typical features and differences. The thesis draws attention to the fact that the regulation of copyright and moral rights in particular is far from uniform in the national context and that there are significant differences not only between the different legal systems but also within those legal systems. The thesis also presents copyright and moral rights in valid Czech legislation in terms of the systemic and conceptual definition of the Czech copyright law and then discusses in detail the individual moral rights of authors. An important part of this thesis is the issue of originality as one of the conceptual features of the work. The thesis explains the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union...
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Convergence of Copyright and Trademark Protection
Fischer, Jan ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis deals with intellectual property and discusses the legislation of copyright law, trademark law and their possible convergence. The aim of the thesis is to introduce the basic attributes of the two individual pieces of legislation, to show the foundations on which copyright law and trademark law stand and thus to define their common and completely different characters. The thesis is divided into an introduction that brings the subject to the topic, four main chapters and a final conclusion. The first chapter deals with the theoretical context of copyright law and trademark law in the areas of intellectual property rights, intangible property and constitutional establishment in the Czech Republic. In the following two chapters, the two mentioned protections are discussed in more detail. The chapters have a similar classification that helps to understand the individual copyright and trademark elements. Here are described legal regulations both in the international, European and valid law of the Czech Republic and they focus in more detail on the main concepts such as the author, the author's work, trademark, effects or registration proceedings. Important part are also the subchapters on protection options. The fourth chapter is devoted to the main topic of this study, the convergence of...
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Current development of the European legislation regarding copyright
Kocarová, Klára ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis "Current development of the European legislation regarding copyright" deals with the current EU proposals on the modernization of copyright. For the purposes of this work, I have determined as "current" the proposals and documents published between 2015 and 2017 due to the consistency of the pursued objectives and the close interrelation between relevant EU documents. The main target of this work is to present key documents, whether accepted or proposed, to update European copyright for the needs of the digital world. This work is divided into eight chapters representing not only the proposals but also the environment into which they will be incorporated. For this reason, the first three chapters briefly address the introduction of the basic concept of copyright, as well as the harmonization of rights in the EU and the existing legislative framework in Europe (including international treaties and EU measures). In the following chapter, I introduce digitization and the internet as important factors, which affected copyright to such an extent that it appears in some ways to be completely incompatible with modern age. The fifth chapter highlights the main target of the ongoing adaptation of copyright law, which is the creation of a single digital market within the EU. The core parts of...
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