1 Internet and Copyright Abstract This master's thesis discusses the role and effect of copyright in the ever-changing Internet environment which (due to its specifics) requires special legislature providing for exploitation of creative works. The main aim of this thesis is to analyze relevant legal aspects of important ways of use of author's works in cyberspace, identify the problematic areas in currently effective legal framework and evaluate the possible outcomes of recently adopted EU copyright reform on a digital single market. The thesis is divided into five chapters where the first two serve as a general introduction to the topic while the following three are rather analytically descriptive or almost exclusively analytic. The first chapter focuses on Internet's technical background and thus forms the necessary basis for subsequent reading. Its content is not limited to terminology but also encompasses the description of Internet's main technical features which largely affect the boundaries for digital copyright. Finally, legitimacy of regulation in cyberspace is discussed and eventually approved. The second chapter provides a general insight into the key aspects, principles and sources of copyright law which is vital for understanding the topics discussed in the following chapters. At the end, main...

61 11. Abstract in english Protection of computer games and videogames This diploma thesis pursues to asses on legal protection of computer games and videogames, foremost the protection via copyright law due to it being the most significant legal legal branch in protection of computer games and videogames. The thesis aims to explore the options for qualification of videogames in the system of copyright law and the consequences of such classification. The main goal of this thesis is to asses whether the czech legal systems offers alternatives to protection of videogames other than protection as computer programs while highlighting one alternative-protection as audiovisual works. This approach is inspired mainly by foreign literature and it aims to discuss the opinions therein in the context of czech legal system. First three chapters of this thesis serve as introductory chapters and are used to explain the content of this thesis and the motivation of the author for choosing such topic. Furthemore they are used to explain the phenomenon of videogames and provide a brief excursion to the history of protection of videogames. Chapter four and five are the vital part of this thesis and aim to provide explanation of copyright law terms connected to videogames and in the fifth chaper those terms are used to provide...

A comparison of the authorial work in the legislation of the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom Abstract The thesis compares authorial work in the legislation of the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. The International copyright framework is briefly introduced. Further, the thesis examines the concept of Authorial work in the legislation of the European Union and established decision praxis of the Court of Justice of the European Union. An objective of the thesis is to find key differences between the requirements for the protection of the authorial works within the compared legislations, to describe those differences and to find out whether a similar protection is offered to the authorial works. The first part of the thesis provides a theoretical introduction to the concept of the authorial work and delineates an international context of the topic. The most important international copyright treaties are scrutinized with the special emphasis on the Bern Convention and the authorial work in the legislation of the EU. The second part compares the domestic approaches to the authorial works in both national Copyright Acts. Also, it identifies the most important requirements for the copyright protection. The final part is focused on thorough comparison of the three most important requirements for the...

This thesis is intended as a brief introduction to the issue of the specific aspects of use and protection of copyright works at the specific enviroment of the internet. The Internet is a growing phenomenon of modern age which significantly affects social interaction including use of copyright works. Due to this enormous development the using of copyright works is much easier and faster which changed the established business models. However, the Internet is also widely used for copyright infringement. The thesis consist of seven chapters. The first chapter is focused on defining the terms Internet and copyright law. The Internet is defined both from a technical and legal point of view and there is also a brief summary of the history of the Internet. Copyright law is also defined and further national, european and international law sources are assessed. The applicable law and subject-matter jurisdiction is briefly discussed too. The second chapter analyses the definition of a copyright work and its author in addition deals with copyright law exceptions and public domains. In the chapter three the author introduces the specific modes of use of the copyright works in the Internet environment and the various judgements of national courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union. Contractual and...

The divergent national ways of implementing private copy levies have been a source of friction with the EU Internal Market principle of the free movement of goods and services. Several attempts by the EU Commission to harmonise these levy systems have failed. This thesis provides a critical examination of the results of the most recent attempt to develop a workable solution through an EU mediation process. Since the recommendations derived from this mediation do not provide a solution which is acceptable for all stakeholders or congruent with economic facts and legal constraints, this thesis has the objective to develop a model for the harmonisation of the different levy systems being in place in 23 out of 28 Member States which can be applied by the EU Commission and national governments. As the main result of this thesis, a transparent model for the uniform calculation of levies in all EU Member States is developed. This model accounts for economic and legal frame conditions which have been elaborated in critical examination of previous harmonisation attempts. The application of this model on and adequateness for the increasingly important "cloud services" is considered.

1 Artificial intelligence and copyright law Abstract This thesis studies the relationship between copyright law and artificial intelligence which is becoming more and more significant even in the field of creative arts. The main question of this ongoing conflict is whether creative outputs of artificial intelligence can be copyrightable works and if so, who is the author of such works. The first part of the thesis deals with the two preliminary questions which must be answered before assessing the main issues of this thesis. Firstly, the thesis answers what artificial intelligence is, how it works and what is its definition. Secondly, current legislation regarding artificial intelligence and its creative outputs is assessed. In the second part the thesis identifies relevant regulation defining conceptual features of copyrightable works in the Czech Republic and the European Union. Main issue of this part is whether outputs of artificial intelligence can fulfill requirements set by the conceptual features of work. Two examples of real artificial intelligence projects from the music industry are used in this analyses. Thesis focuses mainly on the requirements of originality and creativity which are usually the most problematic for artificially generated outputs to meet. The third part of this thesis deals...

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,...

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...

The authors' rights nowadays concern every individual. They significantly influence the performing artists, who use authors' works to make their living. This thesis analyses the specific impact of the Czech legal regulations on the professional musicians, describes the competences of the collecting societies, refers to the difficulties due to differences in the legal regulations on the international scale and defines musical theme as a new term in the legal context. The thesis proves the advantage of potential use of this term in both Czech and international courts practise.

Moral rights in copyright Abstract This thesis, after a brief introduction to the issue of copyright, defines the basic concepts relating to author's moral rights and its nature. It provides an insight into the issue from various different points of view, focusing on the natural nature of moral rights and the natural nature of an author's work, that is reflected in the copyright legislation. The thesis also offers a comparison of two major legal systems of copyright - the authors' right system and the copyright system, which demonstrate the key institutes and characterize both legal cultures through their typical features and differences. The thesis draws attention to the fact that the regulation of copyright and moral rights in particular is far from uniform in the national context and that there are significant differences not only between the different legal systems but also within those legal systems. The thesis also presents copyright and moral rights in valid Czech legislation in terms of the systemic and conceptual definition of the Czech copyright law and then discusses in detail the individual moral rights of authors. An important part of this thesis is the issue of originality as one of the conceptual features of the work. The thesis explains the role of the Court of Justice of the European Union...