MVV793K Law of Information and Communication Technologies

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Šavelka, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 22. 9. to Fri 19. 12. Mon 16:40–18:10 136
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět je určen především studentům magisterského studia oboru právo, u nichž se předpokládá základní znalost disciplín vyučovaných v 1.-6. semestru. Výhodou bude znalost anglického nebo německého jazyka.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 150 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/150, only registered: 0/150
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: - to understand general and special specific features of application of law on information and communication technologies - to critically analzye legal regime of civil responsibility of information intermediaries - to critically analyze collision questions arising with internet - to critically analyze legal regime of recent issues of ICT like multimedia, domain names, software, spamming etc.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to private ICT law
  • Applicability of law on the internet - collision questions
  • Legal implications of the structure of the internet and responsibility of information intermediaries
  • Specific issues in ISP responsibility - analysis of the recent case-law
  • Electronic documents and electronic contracting
  • Concept and legal regime of domain names
  • Domain disputes in legal practice
  • Concept of on-line intellectual property and legal regime of open licences
  • Legal protection of software
  • Legal remedies in spamming
  • Unfair competition on the internet
  • Conclusions, assessment of colloquial assignments
Literature
  • veškerá studijní literatura bude studentům poskytnuta prostřednictvím interaktivní osnovy / all readings will be provided within the interactive syllabus
  • POLČÁK, Radim, Zsolt György BALOGH, Michael BOGDAN, Giovanni Maria RICCIO, Dan Jerker B. SVANTESSON and Andreas WIEBE. Introduction to ICT Law (Selected Issues). Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2007, 185 pp. AUBI, řada teoretická, 314. ISBN 978-80-210-4302-2. info
  • POLČÁK, Radim. Právo na internetu - spam a odpovědnost ISP (Law on the Tnternet - Spam and the Responsibility of ISPs). Brno: Computer Press, 2007, 150 pp. Právo pro denní praxi. ISBN 978-80-251-1777-4. info
Assessment methods
The subject is concluded by colloquium that is to be awarded upon the completion of questionnaires in interactive syllabi.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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