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Copyright protection
Plchotová, Gabriela ; Žák, Květoslav (advisor) ; Spirit, Michal (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to offer a straightforward manual to anyone who authors their own original work or who utilises the original work of other creators. As such, it is necessary to briefly and clearly explain the historical development and essential terms of authorship as a concept and the origin of the need for copyright protection. Furthermore, this thesis includes chapters on copyright protection development specifically in the Czech Republic and the current definition of related laws in particular. Consequently, some of the most important provisions of the copyright protection laws are discussed. This practical manual, which is based on the theoretical findings from the first section of the thesis, introduces the problematic issue of how to best proceed when attempting to protect an author's original work under current copyright laws. Additionally, this manual also deals with how to avoid infringing on copyright laws when utilising other authors' original work. The following chapter focuses on the collective management of copyrights, its development as an instrument of copyright protection and its effectiveness in the Czech Republic. This chapter includes a list of all significant organizations that deal with copyright laws and their closer description.
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Zadejte název práce
Selep, Ján ; Bartoň, Petr (advisor) ; Bolcha, Peter (referee)
Creative Commons (CC) organization released in 2003 six licenses, which take part of the copyright protection and let other parts fall in the public domain. Consequently, they lower the price of works for future works (inputs) and as an outcome increase creativity and number of works created. On the other hand, CC licenses can serve also as a substitutes to the pure copyright. This thesis examine the impact by analysing United States copyright registration and CC linkback data. The results show insignificance of CC licenses impact on pure copyright licenses. Based on the results I found weak evidence for complementary relationship between the two. Finally, I show that there is no difference between the types of CC licenses as an determinants of number of pure copyright licenses.
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Methods of spreading copyrighted content over the Internet
KADLEC, Michal
The thesis analyzes the current situation and issues of spreading copyrighted content using the global Internet network, summarizes and describes the basic programs and tools used for spreading of copyrighted content over the Internet. This work also deals with the analysis of the legal system framework of Czech Republic and its efficiency. In conclusion, the work provides basic information on institutions supervising compliance other subjects with copyright and explains some of their preventive and repressive decisions.
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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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Legal protection of databases
Šlajerová, Martina ; Boháček, Martin (advisor) ; Menčl, Jakub (referee)
The rising importance of technological development especially in Europe and the USA, which are the largest producers of databases, requires an internationally unified regulation for the protection of databases. The aim of this thesis is to present these issues and highlight the shortcomings of the current and proposed legislation in order to determine adequate legal protection of databases and how this can be achieved. The first chapter provides an overview of the definitions and the basic concepts. This includes the protection of databases by copyright and the sui generis right and a list of criteria in order to establish adequate legal protection. The second chapter outlines the legal protection of databases in the European Community, including the current legal system, its benefits and drawbacks and alternative protection to sui generis. Additionally the theories and current judicial practice are presented to further clarify the issue. The third chapter deals with the alternative legal protection to copyright of databases in the U.S. that in many ways differs from the European legislation. Similarly both copyright and database protection alternatives are presented in terms of legislation, case law and theories relevant to this area. The fourth and last chapter focuses on the international regulation of databases, and any potential changes in international regulation with regard to protecting databases. Moreover theories and rulings in this area are presented. Finally all the important points of this thesis are summarized and adequate legal measures for the protection of databases are suggested based on the advantages and disadvantages of the current forms of protection and judicial practice.
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Piece of music and its legal protection in relation to internet piracy
Jakubíček, Petr ; Spirit, Michal (advisor) ; Boháček, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with contemporary author's law which is effective in Czech republic in relation to a piece of music and its legal protection. The goal of first chapters is to outline the crucial statutes concerning subjects as authors, executive artists and recording producers. A great deal of the thesis concerns with internet music piracy which results from a mass file-sharing. It also includes an evalution of current author's law and its efficiency in today's information society.
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Copyright Protection of Computer Programmes
Obermajer, Miloslav ; Hejda, Jan (advisor) ; Janda, Petr (referee)
Diploma thesis defines the elements of legal protection of copyright and intellectual property rights, which plays an important role in nowadays software development. It contains a general evaluation of the legal protection of copyright and its dynamics in the near future, which depends on the situation on the IT market, changes in the structure of customers, including their requirements. Maps the feedback between copyright law and the problems of business processes accompanying technical side of software development and modifications. Maps software links with third party products, development tools and its relationship to copyright issues. It describes distribution models and promotion to promote protection of computer programs.
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Non-commercial multimedia-making and copyright
Tvrz, Pavel ; Horný, Stanislav (advisor) ; Vinkler, Vladimír (referee)
This work has as one's task to analyze actual situation of copyright law in the area of amateur or non-commercial multimedia-making. The main orientation of the work is especially on audiovisual works or let me say film-making. Things like graphics, color adjustment, special efects or retouching are common part of modern film. That's why I call this complex by term multimedia production. Nowadays is amateur film-making very popular. But on the other side raising number of non-professional film-makers causes conflict with Czech copyright law which is not completly ideal fot these pusposes. The law is too dificult and chaotic for common user which is leaved out on behalf professional users. This causes (but in many cases unconscious) breaking the law. There is a several solutions. My work is mainly considering the international intiative Creative Commons. Creative Commons is organization which released a few copyright licences. Authors can limit the rights on usage of their works. This way is much more easier to handle for a non-professional users. In the last part of work is the copyright law analysis aplicated on practical models of usage in amateur film-making. The cases are also described from professional view, of cource in very simplified version.
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Possible means of legal protection for computer programs and perspectives of future development
Toufar, Pavel ; Bruckner, Tomáš (advisor) ; Čerych, Ondřej (referee)
This theses focuses on the possible legal protection of a computer program as well as on the legal nature of computer program as an intangible asset. Both copyright protection (as a standard and worldwide accepted means of protection) and also the other possibilities, i.e. patent protection and protection based on provisions regulating an unfair competition are discussed. Each means of protection is assessed based on its usability in relation with the computer program taking the overall impact on the information technology branch as such into account. Furthermore, this theses involves critical evaluation regarding the capability of traditional model of distribution and protection of computer programs to face the rapid technological development in the digital era. With respect to this fact some alternative models (SaaS, Free Software) are cited and an analysis of their practical applicability and perspectives of the future development is conducted
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