Authorship Law 2

Tutor:

Jiří SRSTKA

Synopsis:

A two-semester lecture course of copyright law for the bachelor's study at the Production Dept. of DAMU (2nd and 3rd year simultaneously) is focused on Czech copyright in the context of non-tangible property rights in general.

Prerequisites:

examination

Study Objectives:

A presentation of license contract issues with practical examples and collective management of copyright. Analysis of the rights of relatives to copyrights, i.e., primarily performing artists, recording and audio-visual recording rights. An outline of international contract content regarding copyright protection and a presentation of European Union rights, i.e., community rights in intellectual rights protection areas.

Outline and Syllabus:

- general introduction to the application of copyright in theatre stagings

- drama texts in theatre stagings

- architectural and creative works including light design in theatre stagings

- choreographic and pantomime works in theatre stagings

- incidental music

- muscial drama works

- issues of notation material

- performing artists in theatre stagings

- photographic works acquired from theatre stagings

- theatre program issues

- audio or audio-visual recording of a theatre staging

- practical contract issues

- collective management of copyright

- collective management systems in the Czech Republic

- international contracts and agreements regarding copyright

- Commuity law in the EU

- comparison of Czech copyright law with regulations of European countries

- license agreements with foreign elements

- consideration of „de lege ferenda“.

In the instruction is planned lectures by professional guests - ex., Mgr. Petra Ostrouchova - issues of audio-visual works, president of the Copyright Protection Association (OSA), topic - issues of collective management of rights of musical works with text and without, and the director of INTERGRAM, issues of collective managment of performing artists rights and producers of audio and audio-visual recordings.

Study materials:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue	místnost S202 Zasedací místnost (Karlova 26, Praha 1) SRSTKA J. 14:30–16:00 (přednášková par. 1)
Fri
Thu
Fri

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený bakalářský produkce (subject determining qualification)
• Doporučený magisterský dramaturgie ČD (optional subject)
• Doporučený magisterský režie ČD (optional subject)