MVV793K Private Law of Information and Communication Technologies

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Mgr. Jakub Harašta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 23. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Wednesday 16:40–18:10 025
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MVV793K/01: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each odd Wednesday 18:15–19:45 148, J. Harašta, M. Myška
MVV793K/02: Mon 30. 9. to Fri 20. 12. each even Wednesday 18:15–19:45 148, J. Harašta, M. Myška
MVV793K/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. R. Polčák
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 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
At the end of the course, student should be able to:
- understand basic issues in private legal regulation of ICT
- analyze and solve particular problems of private legal jurisdiction on the internet
- analyze and solve particular problems of electronic contracting
- analyze and solve particular problems of the use of electronic signatures
- analyze and solve particular problems of intellectual property on-line
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
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars, e-learning application, workshops with practicing professionals
Assessment methods
questionnaires in e-learning application - the colloquium will be awarded upon successful completion of at least 6 out of total 10 questionnaires.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2013, recent)
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