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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Mačenbacher, David ; Císařová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Holcová, Irena (referee)
Resumé The Internet and copyright - the scope of liability of individual parties and modes of protection against piracy. The main purpose of my graduation thesis is to analyze and evaluate the current situation in copyright law, with an emphasis on the general liability of the Internet Service Providers and other respective subjects in the information society. An inseparable part of this thesis is an overview of international treaties, European law and national law. The final part highlights new trends in copyright piracy with the provisions for combating these. From my perspective there are two reasons why this topic attracted my attention. Firstly, I could hardly hide my personal interest as a person who is a computer specialist by profession. Secondly, copyright law is a subject of perpetual and significant change, inspiring new ideas and new approaches. The work is divided into five chapters, which are divided into various subchapters. An introduction to the topic is broadly provided in the first and second chapter which describes this new medium of the Internet from several angles. These points of view often go far beyond copyright law, describing the axioms of constitutional law and the principles of humanism and human rights. These principles are threatened considerably in the globalised society with...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved (webhosting, connection providers...) and modes of protection against piracy (identification and punishment of a pirate...)
Kvasnička, Filip ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to analyse to what extent piracy on today's Internet is spread; who is responsible for unlawfully shared files from the legal point of view; how it is fought against copyright infringement; how it is possible to identify a person being responsible for copyright infringement and with what kind of punishment the person is to be charged. Moreover, this thesis focuses on in what way the issues mentioned above could develop and presents an outline of legislation changes which would lead to more effective copyright enforcing. The main reason why I have chosen the topic "The Internet and copyright - the scope of responsibility of particular subjects (webhosting, the Internet provider…) and means of protection against piracy (the pirate identification and their punishment…)" is that I find this law field very dynamic and likely to develop further, which makes it appropriate for my future career. What is more, I am close and interested in IT myself. I also believe that the real "boom" of lawsuits has not come to the Czech Republic yet resulting in a good opportunity. This work is divided into nine chapters, each chapter being split into several subchapters following the logical order. In the first chapter the reader is informed that piracy and fighting against it is not a...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Wild, Richard ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
The main purpose of the graduation thesis is the analysis and evaluation of copyright legislation in relation to the responsibility of individual parties for its violation within the Internet. The thesis also contains an overview of formal legal resources of copyright law and also the legislation governing the information society. The problem of responsibility is also introduced in the light of selected case law, because due to not very detailed legislation in this area of law, the jurisprudence plays a very significant role. From my perspective the reason why I have chosen the topic "Internet and Copyright - the scope of liability of individual parties and modes of protection against piracy " for graduation thesis was definitely the topicality of the issue and the severity of the problem related to differences in interpretation in the context of case law. Last but not least it was the dynamic legislative development in this branch of law which attracted my attention. The thesis is divided into five chapters which are further divided into subchapters. In the first chapter it is discussed the phenomenon of the Internet, while the emphasis is primarily on general and legal definition of the Internet and other terminology. A certain part of this chapter also focuses its development and its...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Mottl, Tomáš ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Holcová, Irena (referee)
5 The Internet and copyright - the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy ABSTRACT This diploma thesis deals with copyright issues in the Internet. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the current evolution of copyright modernisation in the Digital Single Market, focusing on the relevant European and national regulation of the new liability regime of the online content-sharing service provider. The thesis is divided into six parts, which are divided into individual chapters. The first part is devoted to the basic institutes of copyright. It also describes the characteristics and content of copyright, the copyright work and the non-contractual use of the copyright work. The second part presents some sociological aspects of modern society which lead to the need to modernise copyright. This part deals with the notion of information, information society and information technology law. The third part deals with the Internet, in this part its definition, creation and development is presented. Also related terms such as cyberspace, Deep web and Dark web are described. The fourth part of the thesis focuses mainly on the liability of ISPs (Internet service providers) in the Internet environment. The first chapter focuses on the general concept of private,...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Voráčková, Klára ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Dobřichovský, Tomáš (referee)
1 Abstract The Internet and copyright - the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy The main purpose of this diploma thesis is to evaluate the current state of the legal regulation of copyright in relation to the responsibility for violation of such law in the Internet environment. The thesis contains a list of valid Czech and European legal standards and a list of international treaties affecting the topic. I have also analyzed the responsibility for copyright infringement on the Internet in the light of primarily European case law. Given the so-called Europeanization of law and its impact on copyright law, European case law has a great significance also for the decision- making of Czech courts. I chose the topic of my thesis because the connection between law and the Internet appears to me as interesting and this area is constantly evolving and changing, as the Internet itself has become an absolutely unpredictable area in terms of the number of active users. Another problematic and very interesting area is the conflict of features, namely the features of the Internet that are inherently non-border, and copyright, which is territorial. I have judged this conflict of interest in the light of both the offline and the online world, which addresses the wider...
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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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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Hrnčiříková, Klára ; Císařová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Žikovská, Petra (referee)
The Internet and Copyright - the Scope of Liability of Individual Parties and Ways of Protection against the Piracy Abstract The aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive view of selected issues related to the internet, including both the technical and legal view, and copyright, including it`s history within the European continent. The thesis also deals with the liabilitiy of individual parties involved with the emphasis on the liability of the information service providers. This chapter also includes an assessment of existing national and European legislation in the light of settled case law of European courts. In conclusion, the current internet piracy practices are mentioned, including it`s further direction, institutions dealing with anti-piracy activities and reflection on the effective fight against this kind of infringement. The thesis is therefore divided into four chapters dealing with (i) the internet, (ii) copyright, it`s brief history and legal sources, (iii) liability of individual parties involved, and (iv) internet piracy. Key words: copyright, copyright infringment, liability
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Prucková, Štěpánka ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
My work deals with the issue of liability of individual parties in the internet, especially the liability for making the work protected by copyright available to the public and downloading it from the internet, and with internet piracy, which is closely connected with this issue. Its aim is to define the liability of the parties in the light of present development of the internet and currently used services and platforms, to illustrate the issue of internet piracy and to suggest the most effective ways to solve such phenomenon today. This is based both on statutory provisions and on the case-law of the Czech courts and, in particular, on the Court of Justice of the European Union. In the first part of the thesis I introduce readers to basic institutes of copyright, I deal with the subject of copyright protection and the exceptions from it. I discuss in particular the conditions of free use of the work which I consider to be the fundamental institute connected with the topic of my work. In the second part I deal with making the work available on the Internet, first I describe what is meant by "making the work available to public", later I distinguish between the liability for making available the own content and the other people's content. In the context of the other's content, I especially address...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved and modes of protection against piracy
Wild, Richard ; Žikovská, Petra (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
The main purpose of the graduation thesis is the analysis and evaluation of copyright legislation in relation to the responsibility of individual parties for its violation within the Internet. The thesis also contains an overview of formal legal resources of copyright law and also the legislation governing the information society. The problem of responsibility is also introduced in the light of selected case law, because due to not very detailed legislation in this area of law, the jurisprudence plays a very significant role. From my perspective the reason why I have chosen the topic "Internet and Copyright - the scope of liability of individual parties and modes of protection against piracy " for graduation thesis was definitely the topicality of the issue and the severity of the problem related to differences in interpretation in the context of case law. Last but not least it was the dynamic legislative development in this branch of law which attracted my attention. The thesis is divided into five chapters which are further divided into subchapters. In the first chapter it is discussed the phenomenon of the Internet, while the emphasis is primarily on general and legal definition of the Internet and other terminology. A certain part of this chapter also focuses its development and its...
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The Internet and copyright-the scope of liability of individual parties involved (webhosting, connection providers...) and modes of protection against piracy (identification and punishment of a pirate...)
Kvasnička, Filip ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to analyse to what extent piracy on today's Internet is spread; who is responsible for unlawfully shared files from the legal point of view; how it is fought against copyright infringement; how it is possible to identify a person being responsible for copyright infringement and with what kind of punishment the person is to be charged. Moreover, this thesis focuses on in what way the issues mentioned above could develop and presents an outline of legislation changes which would lead to more effective copyright enforcing. The main reason why I have chosen the topic "The Internet and copyright - the scope of responsibility of particular subjects (webhosting, the Internet provider…) and means of protection against piracy (the pirate identification and their punishment…)" is that I find this law field very dynamic and likely to develop further, which makes it appropriate for my future career. What is more, I am close and interested in IT myself. I also believe that the real "boom" of lawsuits has not come to the Czech Republic yet resulting in a good opportunity. This work is divided into nine chapters, each chapter being split into several subchapters following the logical order. In the first chapter the reader is informed that piracy and fighting against it is not a...
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