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Songwriters and copyright and other related rights of performing artists and the way they exercise them in their practice
Horníčková, Gabriela ; Boháček, Martin (advisor) ; Votava, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis is focused on copyright as it is exercised by musicians. The goal of this thesis is to find out more about the Czech copyright law awareness among the existing as well as future songwriters and other performing musicians and artists. Based on answers provided by particular respondents musicians as well as anonymous respondents from among those who study music and arts, the thesis attempts to find a solution, elements and changes to an amendment to the copyright law so that musicians and performers could pursue their jobs better, and the law would reflect their views on the particular topics. The goal is to find out how deep the copyright awareness among the musicians and artists is, what particular difficulties as well as advantages arise from the law, and what changes could be incorporated into an amendment to the copyright law.
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Image of the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Music Authors and Publishers
Mikšovská, Klára ; Riedlbauch, Václav (advisor) ; Štědroň, Bohumír (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the basic elements that affect the image of the Society for the Protection of the Rights of Music Authors and Publishers (in Czech OSA). Based on a study of professional literature it identifies the basic segments of corporate identity, which represent the starting point for building the organization's image and which is further analyzed in detail. Although OSA is not a typical company operating in a market environment (mainly due to its monopolistic position in the Czech Republic), it has something to do with creating a positive organization's image and the so called "goodwill" as well as it have typical profit organizations. The purpose of this analysis is not only to identify the key elements that affect the image of OSA, but also to outline activities that should be followed when creating a positive image. The document works with both recommendations in general terms, so the suggestions in specific areas.
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Society for the Protection of the Rights of Music Authors and Publishers and economical, legal and ethical aspects of its activity
Tyleček, Ondřej ; Hanzlík, Jan (advisor) ; Patočka, Jiří (referee)
The aim of the paper is to make the reader acquainted with questions of music copyright and to explain the principles on which Society for the Protection of the Rights of Music Authors and Publishers (OSA) operates. The paper is focused on a description of OSA's activities and problematic spheres in applied execution of collective administration of authors' rights to musical works. In a theoretical section of the paper there are explained basic terms related to OSA's activities, clarified competences of management, described basic principles of collective administration of rights, there is described a schema of collecting and paying royalty fees, and an attachment of OSA to the state budget of the Czech Republic as well. In a practical section of the paper there is a research on opinion of vocational public about the questions of OSA and there are described practical subjects of administration of authors' rights. The final section then offers OSA and participants of administrations of authors' rights solutions to some failures.
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