Copyright protection of computer programs This thesis deals with copyright protection of specific works of authorship - computer programs. The thesis deals with the definition of works of authorship and the conditions in which the computer program is a work of authorship, at least as a legal fiction. For the term computer program, the thesis is trying to find a suitable definition that is sufficiently general, but also accurately captures it's notion. Various known forms of expression of the computer program (source code, machine code, but also a code in an intermediate language) are described and the thesis explains, why it is appropriate to protect the computer program in any form. The thesis clarifies, why the term "software" and the term "computer program" are not identical and arbitrarily exchanging them can cause problems. Furthermore, the thesis deals with the author of the computer program and co-authorship. The next part deals with the rights of the author of the work. The exclusive rights of the author (the moral rights of the author and copyright) are discussed. The thesis describes the rights of exploitation of a computer programs, with a focus on differences againts other works of authorship. One of the rights of the author is also the right to provide an authorization to exercise the right to...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:333515 |
| Date | January 2015 |
| Creators | Kozelka, Ondřej |
| 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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