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Protection of computer games and video games
Žížala, Mikuláš ; Holcová, Irena (advisor) ; Křesťanová, Veronika (referee)
5 Abstract Protection of computer games and video games This study aims to explore the issue of legal protection of video games and their components, with the main focus on the intellectual property rights. Furthermore, this study describes the possibility of the protection for video games as complex unit through a copyright and the protection of video games or their components using the industrial property rights, in particular through patent and trademark protection. The study also aims to describe the legal status of the video game protection, within the framework of Czech legal system as well as European Union law and international law. Finally, this study summarises the issues arising from the existing legal regulation and provides possible implications. The first chapter outlines the main rationale for choosing the topic of the study and the aims of the study. The second chapter describes and defines the term video game and computer game. The third chapter contains brief history of the development of video games and their technical and legal protection. The section highlights important milestones in the development of protection of video games as well as some important decisions regarding video games, important organisations and regulations within the European Union and international law. Fourth...
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Copyright and related aspects of advertising
Seewald, Michaela ; Křesťanová, Veronika (advisor) ; Holcová, Irena (referee)
The objective of this doctoral thesis is to provide an integral view of legal regulation of copyright and subsequently the right of advertising with focus on their intermingling. The doctoral work is divided into seven extensive chapters. The first chapter deals with the historical development of copyright and its existing legal regulation from international and especially local point of view. The second extensive chapter of the doctoral thesis specifies in more detail the possibilities of trading with proprietary rights and describes the possibilities of use of a copyright work on the basis of a contract, i.e. on the basis of a copyright authorization, and on the other hand the possibility of use of the work without any contract within the framework of the so-called statutory licence, further of the so-called free works, where the duration of proprietary rights has already expired, and last but not least the so- called free uses of works for personal use. This chapter is supplemented by an interesting phenomenon of copyright, the so-called "three-step test". The third chapter of the doctoral thesis describes legal regulation of works with a special legal regime. The fourth chapter of the doctoral thesis deals with protection, limitations and specific unprotected works of copyright. The fifth...
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Research and development and valuable rights in Czech accounting legislation
Blažek, Michal ; Jirásková, Simona (advisor) ; Černý, Václav (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to create a manual for people who account for valuable rights and research and development in accordance with Czech legislation. The first part defines the terms intangible assets, fixed assets, research and development, valuable rights, capital improvements and goodwill. The second part specifies valuable rights, especially copyrights, patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, know-how and domain names. This part is also focused on a valuation in owner's accounting, market valuation and valuation during business combinations, accounting for acquisition, amortization and decommissioning of valuable rights. The thesis mentions basic differences between accounting and tax legislation and between Czech and international accounting standards. The third part deals with research and development. Research and development is the driving force of the civilization and progress of whole society. It is evaluated most frequently by yield-based valuation methods, exceptionally by market or cost-based methods. It is supported by the state through grants, subsidies or tax reliefs. It is amortized by time or performance-based methods. The practical part deals with accounting for research and development and valuable rights in corporation when launching a new product.
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