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Fanworks and Copyright
Macáková, Michaela ; Petrlík, David (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
Fanworks and Copyright Abstract Fan works are works of authorship created by fans of a preexistent work from which they adopt characters, plots and worlds, and are distributed especially via the Internet. However, by doing so, the fan-author may infringe upon the copyright of the author of the preexistent work. The thesis Fanworks and Copyright introduces fanworks from a copyright perspective and starts a discussion whether current copyright statues are still appropriate in the era of massive growth of the Internet and online creative fan communities. Although it is not possible to state in general that fanworks infringe upon copyright, as there are multiple factors to take into account (what elements the author-fan adopts from the preexistent work, whether the author of the preexistent work has given consent for such use, whether the term of protection of the preexistent work has expired and whether there is a statutory exception), it can be stated that a large number of fanworks use copyrighted elements from preexistent works without the authors' consent, and since there is no exception in the Czech (and European) legislation that can be applied to fanworks, copyright is often being infringed upon. The complexity of the legislation and the legal uncertainty associated with its inconsistent application may...
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Motivation to perform foster care for a temporary period
Macáková, Michaela ; Novotná, Hana (advisor) ; Titmanová, Michaela (referee)
This thesis deals with the motivation to foster care for a temporary period. The purpose of this study is to describe the current status of foster care for a temporary period and detection the motives that lead people to perform foster care for a temporary period. The theoretical part focuses on motivation in the beginning. Then it is focused on foster care for a temporary period in the foster care system in Czech Republic, whole process of foster care for a temporary period and the reasons for foundantion this institute (attachment and psychological deprivation). The practical part includes qualitative research through semi-structured interview. The interviews are focused at mapping the important data of family and personal history of respondents, their motivation and experiences with foster care for a temporary time and life satisfaction. The results of the research show, that motives can be divided according to whether they are present at the beginning of the foster care for a temporary period or during foster care. The main motive is present in both cases. The results show that the main motive is to achieve meaningfulness (by helping children), which can have a direct impact on improving the quality of life. Results of mapping the current status of foster care for a temporary periofd confirmed...
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