The main target of this thesis is to outline the issues connected with software piracy to the reader. To clarify this issue some legal background connected with software needs to be explained. First it is necessary to define what software is and clarify its connection with a computer program. Next step is to define a computer program, which parts of it are protected and which parts are not. In order to define what is software piracy the thesis defines a rightful use of a computer program. After that it is possible to define software piracy and take a closer look at it. Also in the conclusion there are some current issues in this area that have a significant impact on the perception of software piracy by the public. This thesis is divided into ten chapters. The introduction outlines the issues of software law and software piracy and attempts to clarify the origin of this issue considering a new borderless area - the internet. The second chapter deals with the terms software and computer program, their relation and the differences and also with other terms which are used in this thesis including the legal source of a computer program with an overview of the current case law of the European Union Court of Justice. The third chapter is focused on a computer program as an object of law together with...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:307508 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Cholasta, Roman |
| Contributors | Dobřichovský, Tomáš, Císařová, Zuzana |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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