Summary: Software Licensing The thesis deals with different practical aspects of commercial software licensing from the perspective of the Czech legal system. The focus is put on software license agreement as the most important legal instrument granting rights of use for computer programs. The thesis opens with a summary of Czech legislation in force in this area in the context of European community law and international law. The legislation in effect is largely governed by the Copyright Act. Coming into effect from 1st January 2014, the software licensing agreement legislation moves into the New Civil Code. The thesis deals with the changes arising from this transition. The fifth chapter considers the regulation of pre-contractual liability in the New Civil Code as it is especially important in protecting confidential infor- mation in pre-contract negotiation. In summarising the issue of software licensing, the thesis builds on the elements of legal relationship. It examines the roles of licensee and licensor, the two parties of software license. The text also deals with cases where a licensor of creative work is a different from the creator of the work. The role of licensor can be assumed by a legal successor or by a party authorized to exercise property rights to work made for hire. The next part explores...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:328800 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Nygrýnová, Dominika |
| Contributors | Holcová, Irena, Křesťanová, Veronika |
| 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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