1 Abstract (English) Legal protection of computer program The subject of the thesis is the legal protection of computer programs. The thesis provides for various perspectives of legal protection analysis, namely static protection, dynamic changes and perspectives for enforcement. The aim is to summarize the complex view on forms of protection and disposals of computer programs, especially taking into consideration extremely fast technological advances in the latest decades. This view on legal protection is further extended by a short analysis of development of protection and enforcement of rights related to computer programs within the digital environment. It is essential to view the protection of computer programs as a very specific subject of legal relations. Computer programs have emerged just recently and the opinions on their protection still vary. The primary form of protection is the copyright protection. However, computer programs are defined typically by their functional character which is not reflected by standard copyright protection. Legal protection is therefore amended to reflect these aspects via implementation of specific rights based on directives on protection of computer programs. The thesis reflects also judicial advances, especially taking into consideration the shifts in the...

This thesis deals with dramaturgy of devised theatre. In the first part we provide an analysis of selected performances of Anicka a letadylko theatre with intention to describe specific ways of participation of dramaturgy as creative, conceptual and reflective activity on the performance formation process and the direction of the theater as a whole. The second part deals with dramaturgy of devised theatre in the sense of a method of use and organization of theatrical signs. The aim of this part is a definition of theoretical grounds of devised theatre in a such a way to open space a wide range of creative dramaturgies of devised theater.

Diplomová práce: Autorskoprávní ochrana počítačových programů Petr Kučera 2015 Resumé The goal of this thesis is to give readers insight into the copyright protection of computer programs as enshrined within Czech legal system especially under the Act no. 121/2000 Sb. taking into account the European and the international law. The text is divided into six chapters, which gradually present the reader to the topic. Firstly, this thesis approaches and explains the basic technical terms used further in the text. After this introductory chapter, the thesis deals with the cornerstone of copyright protection of computer programs which is the computer program itself as the object of the copyright and the nature of its copyright protection. This chapter among other things aims to familiarize the reader with the issue, which elements of the computer program are subject to the copyright protection and which are not. The next chapter is devoted to the authorship of a computer program. Firstly the theoretical concepts are presented and then follows the analysis of the process of development of a computer program. The analysis looks into activities pursued during this process and analyses their nature in terms of the copyright protection. The goal of this analysis is to distinguish possible authors of the computer...

This diploma thesis deals with video games as a problematic part of software law that is constantly growing in importance. It focuses on legal difficulties that were a byproduct of their growing economic potential. It further explains relevant aspects of copyright law in this matter and, to a limited degree, also related problematic from different branches of law, namely criminal law, administrative law and civil law. During the writing, I was focusing on distinctive aspects of video games as specific kind of software, and their distinctions from different kinds of works, especially from "classic" computer programs. An introduction to the problematics, an establishment of aims of this work and a brief summary of video games from the forties to the present times can be found in the first chapter. Basic terminology that is used in this work is in chapter two. The thesis further continues with legal concepts such as author, work and computer program. It proceeds with thoughts on a possible subsumption of video game under a certain kind of work as it is defined in the copyright act and considers establishing an individual category for video games. Chapter five defines content of copyrights, their division on personal and property law with a focus on the specification of different kinds of property law....

This thesis is intended as a brief introduction to the issue of use and protection of copyright works. Its aim is to elucidate the relationship between copyright law and the internet with regard to the issue of copyright works. The Internet has with its growing number users become an important element in copyright relations of the new millennium. But the speed at which this new phenomenon is evolving is for the law difficult to keep up and it is facing the additional issue of systematic copyright infringement. The work consists of four chapters. The introductory chapter defines the basic concepts of this work, namely the Internet and copyright law, describes their historical development and lists their basic sources in law. It does so from the perspective of international, european and domestic law. The second chapter deals with the definition of a copyright work with its types and uses. Uses are divided into contractual and non-contractual forms. The third and for the purposes of this thesis the most important chapter is focusing on specific methods of use of the work on the Internet and includes their detailed description. Basic forms of use of the work are analyzed, namely download and upload. From more specialized uses of the work on the internet has been selected the issue of linking, P2P,...

The subject of the submitted master thesis is Collective management of copyright and related rights. The purpose of this thesis is to describe the system of collective management and its legal framework in the Czech Republic and to point out the current changes and news in the European and Czech legislation. Furthermore it gives an insight into the regulation of collective management in Switzerland and enables comparison with the Czech regulation. Except for the introduction and the conclusion the work is divided into four chapters that represent four thematic sections. The first chapter is an introduction to copyright law. Firstly it presents historical development of copyright law in the world and on the territory of the present Czech Republic. This chapter contains also definitions of the basic terms that are used in the thesis, such as the author, the moral and economic rights of author, the work or related rights. The second chapter is dedicated to the regulation of collective management that is currently legally binding in the Czech Republic and its judicial and academic interpretation. It deals with the basic principles, terms and institutes of collective management. Also the individual Czech collective management organisations are mentioned there. The third part of the thesis is split into...

abbreviation "OSA") and other collective societies in the Czech Republic will be mentioned.

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...

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

This thesis is intended to be a brief introduction of the Internet and specific aspects of use of copyrighted works in this specific internationally linked environment. The author tries to briefly summarize the history of copyright and technology that led to the development of the Internet. Since, nowadays, the Internet is a big part of human lives and is a platform where a large number of legal relationships have its origin, each individual should have at least the basic knowledge about use of copyrighted works on the Internet. The author intended his thesis to be understandable and readable even for a regular internet user, although, understanding of the legal constructions laid down herein might be challenging for a regular internet user and require a certain amount of patience and understanding. Apart from the Introduction and the Conclusion, the thesis is divided into nine chapters. In the first chapter author briefly summarizes the history of the Internet and copyright law. He also mentions fundamental legal sources in terms of international, European and Czech law. In the second comprehensive chapter, author acquaints readers with the general use of the copyrighted works, and deals in detail with contractual and non-contractual use of the copyrighted works. In chapter three to eight, the...