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Selected legal aspects of software interoperability
Sršeň, Vladimír ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
The thesis discusses legal aspects of software interoperability, which is one of the basic requirements for the functioning of ICT. The main aim of the thesis is to provide a critical analysis of selected legal issues regarding software interoperability from the perspective of Czech as well as European law. The thesis consists of introduction, four chapters and conclusion. The first chapter describes the technical as well as economic aspects of software interoperability and specifies the basic terms. The second chapter outlines copyright protection of software in general, including its rationale, emphasizing that software copyright is based on economic principles which distinguishes it from traditional copyright. The third chapter analyses copyright protection of software interfaces, which are the parts of the program that provide interoperability. With regards to the rationale of software copyright, the thesis analyses decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union, mainly in cases C- 393/09 (Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace - Svaz softwarové ochrany v Ministerstvo kultury) and C-406/10 (SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd.). With regards to copyright protection of interfaces, the thesis emphasises the importance of distinguishing between interface specifications and...
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Selected legal aspects of software interoperability
Sršeň, Vladimír ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
The thesis discusses legal aspects of software interoperability, which is one of the basic requirements for the functioning of ICT. The main aim of the thesis is to provide a critical analysis of selected legal issues regarding software interoperability from the perspective of Czech as well as European law. The thesis consists of introduction, four chapters and conclusion. The first chapter describes the technical as well as economic aspects of software interoperability and specifies the basic terms. The second chapter outlines copyright protection of software in general, including its rationale, emphasizing that software copyright is based on economic principles which distinguishes it from traditional copyright. The third chapter analyses copyright protection of software interfaces, which are the parts of the program that provide interoperability. With regards to the rationale of software copyright, the thesis analyses decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union, mainly in cases C- 393/09 (Bezpečnostní softwarová asociace - Svaz softwarové ochrany v Ministerstvo kultury) and C-406/10 (SAS Institute Inc. v World Programming Ltd.). With regards to copyright protection of interfaces, the thesis emphasises the importance of distinguishing between interface specifications and...
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