Copyright Law 1

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Learning outcomes of the course unit

The aim of the presentation in the winter semester is an analysis of the copyright system including its arrangements in the intellectual property rights field, criteria for copyright, analysis of types of copyright works, analysis of personal and property copyright, statute of limitations of copyrights, licensing a work in relationship to the user and presentation of further issues contained in copyright law.

Mode of study

Lectures.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None.

Course contents

• Introduction to issues,
• the legal management system for non-tangible and intellectual property,
• object management in copyright,
• relationship of copyright law to the civil code and other legal regulations,
• history of copyright issues and their management in the Czech Republic,
• limits of a copyright work and its types,
• the author as individual,
• collaborative works,
• personal rights of the author,
• property rights of the author,
• duration of property rights,
• free use of copyright works,
• non-valid legal license,
• copyright protection,
• license contracts,
• employee works, collective works, school works, commissioned works,
• audio-visual works,
• computer programs,
• performing artist rights,
• sound recording production rights,
• audio-visual recording production rights,
• broadcast rights,
• publishing rights,
• database producer rights.

Recommended or required reading

Kříž, Jan; Holcová, Irena; Kordač Jiří; Křesťanová Veronika: „Autorský zákon a předpisy související-komentář“, Linde Praha, a. s. 2005

Telec, Ivo; Tůma Pavel: „Autorský zákon, komentář“, C.H. Beck, Praha 2007

Chaloupková, Helena; Svobodová, Hana; Holý, Petr: „Autorský zákon, komentář“, C.H. Beck, Praha 2001

Holub, Milan; Fiala, Josef; Borovský Jaroslav: „Občanský zákoník-poznámkové vydání s judikaturou“, Linde Praha, a. s., 2000

Srstka, Jiří: „Autorské právo v divadle“, nakladatelství AMU 2006

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam over the discussed instruction material.

Note

Course is only open bi-yearly in academic years starting in odd years (2015/2016, 2017/2018...).

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Composition-Specialization Film Music (Mg) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dramaturgy for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (required subject)
• Directing for Dramatic Theatre (M.A.) (required subject)
• Arts Management (B.A.) (required subject)
• Arts Management (M.A.) (required optional subject)