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This diploma thesis deals with the problematics of copyright protection of computer programs and rights arising from it. Its aim is to provide complex and comprehensive overview of rights and obligations which concern the computer program as a subject of copyright protection. To this end, it analyses valid statutory norms of international organisations, European union and national law. It also deals with relevant judicature of national and European courts and takes into account also different perspectives of Czech and foreign expert legal community. For the purpose of solving various ambiguities of interpretation I have sometimes appropriately supplemented used expert sources with my own thoughts based on obtained information. Copyright regulation of a computer program is perceived and processed in tight connection with general norms contained in the Copyright Act and other statutory law. The diploma thesis tries to explain the problematic in a way which clarifies its consequences in the real world. The diploma thesis is formally divided into seven parts of which every concerns itself with a different aspect of the topic. In terms of content the diploma thesis deals with three basic thematic areas. First area is thorough description of a computer program as an object of copyright law. The diploma...

Syftet med detta examensarbete är att undersöka individers attityder och inställning om upphovsrätt bland elever på gymnasieskolans medieprogram.Arbetet ger en översikt av hur stor del begreppet upphovsrätt är i medieprogrammets utbildning och i dess olika kursplaner. Med hjälp av en enkätundersökning till årskurs tre på Medieprogrammet på en utvald skola, har jag bildat mig en uppfattning om hur elever ser på upphovsrätt. Jag har även intervjuat några olika lärare som undervisar i medieämnen om hur de ser på elevernas inställning till upphovsrätt.Mitt arbete visar att många elever inte bryr sig om upphovsrätt när det är någon annan som har skapat ett verk men upphovsrätten är ofta mycket viktig när det är eleven själv som har skapat något. Arbetet åskådliggör också hur elever tänker på olika sätt om upphovsrätt i skolan, privat eller i professionella sammanhang. Dessutom visar arbetet hur elevernas attityder skiljer sig från medielärarnas sätt att se på upphovsrätt.

This thesis explores the reform of intellectual property regulation policies with respect to computer software within two advanced industrial nations after 1980. A comparative case analysis of the United States and Japan will provide insight as to how advanced industrial nations have responded to market forces, competing private interests, and international pressure for policy harmonization in the construction and implementation of intellectual property regulation reforms. This study will show that ideological and structural arrangements of state institutions have influenced the extent of liberalization in intellectual property policy, and the preservation of equilibrium between individual rights and public interests in the establishment of intellectual property. / Master of Arts

The purpose of this study was to review, synthesize and document federal statutes and litigation; utilizing literature pertaining to copyright and the use of computer software by educators. A combination of legal and historical research methodology was used to conduct the study. The historical research involved primary and secondary source documents, from England and America. The legal research involved the use of law guides, finding-tools, legal sources, law journals, case law, and computerized search systems. The study indicated that copyright litigation began as early as 567 A.D. The concept of copyright in England began as a method to control the publishing industry and evolved into a right of authors. Copyright in the United States is based on the Constitutional clause granting to Congress the power, "To Promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the Exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries...." The first American copyright act, passed in 1790, has been the subject of two major revisions; the first in 1909 and the second in 1976. The study also indicated that educators and publishers have opposing beliefs regarding the use of copyrighted materials. These beliefs are logical and defensible, and are not likely to be resolved without further revisions to the copyright laws. In an attempt to adjudicate these arguments, the judiciary has developed the "Doctrine of Fair Use." A review of federal case law revealed that teachers and educators have not faired well under this doctrine. Of the six cases in which educators pleaded fair use, only two were resolved in favor of the defendant educator. The trend of federal case law, involving computer programs, is to afford greater protection for these programs. With regard to the copying of computer software for use in the public school classroom, that copying copyrighted software is illegal. Serial use of instruction programs does not infringe the copyright; however, any use which would increase the number of simultaneous users would violate the copyright owner‘s exclusive rights. School systems should develop written policies regarding the duplication and use of copyrighted software. The use of multiple licensing agreements is recommended. / Ed. D.

The aim of this work was to provide complete overview of rights that the law confers on performers and to focus in more detail on the possibility of protection and defence of these rights. This goal is reflected in the whole concept of the work - the first chapters describe the performer's rights and the second part focuses on the protection of these rights whether by the performer him or herself or by the collective administrator. The opening chapter deals with explanation of the basic terms. First, it was necessary to clarify, who is a performer from the lay point of view but also under the Copyright Act definition. Then I define the subject of the performer's rights in general - the performance. Finally, the chapter covers also the joint representative of performers who often represents an artistic body externally. The second chapter is slightly more extensive. It deals with the historical development of copyright. Because the Czech copyright is significantly influenced by international and European law, the following two big sub-chapters focus on these two huge legal systems and mainly on agreements and regulations that have directly affected the performers' rights in our country. Very important for the whole work is the third chapter which contains moral and economic rights of performers. This...

The thesis outlines the law of performers' rights, including its historical and theoretical background, relation to other areas of law, explanation of moral and economic rights of performers, problems of contractual law and issues related to the enforcement of rights. The core of the thesis lies in analyses of the terminology of artistic performances (including the performances of variety and circus artists) and the notion of a performer, the borders between protected and unprotected performances and the relation to a work of art, as well as in practical issues related to the collectively delivered performances by the members of an ensemble and their representation by a so-called joint representative. The thesis focuses on those aspects which are specific to performers or which cause particular difficulties in practical application; in these cases, the author offers his own solutions.

It is undeniable that internet nowadays is part of our life and community. Internet opens door for expression of ideas and opinions which can both be given and taken freely. Moreover, with the rise of the new internet model, Web 2.0, the platform becomes wider and more interactive which has an effect on the copyright aspect all over the world. User-generated content was soon born as a result of Web 2.0 and caused unsolvable legal issues in the copyright regime due to its transformative nature which acts in contrary to the exclusive right of the author.          This thesis paper seeks the best solutions for the complicated nature of user-generated content in online platform which has been causing legal tension in copyright law for quite some time. The paper will focus mainly in the scope of EU copyright law as well as Thai copyright law. The Canadian new specific exception for user-generated content and its semi-open “fair dealing” exception will be discussed as a possible approach to the solution. Moreover, Human rights aspect in scope of freedom of expression will be analyzed in order to find the balance between the copyright and human rights in the most effective way to serve the core purpose of copyright law.