MVV7917K Private International Law, Intellectual Property Rights and the Internet

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Jan Hodermarsky (assistant)
JUDr. Kateřina Smisitelová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Tereza Kyselovská, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Jana Dopitová
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 26. 2. to Fri 24. 5. each odd Monday 18:00–19:40 038
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MVV7917K/01: Mon 4. 3. to Fri 24. 5. each even Monday 18:00–19:40 038, T. Kyselovská
Prerequisites
MP504Z Private International Law I
The student should complete one of the general subjects on international trade law and private international law.
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 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 24/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to give an overview of the challenges that the internet and the online environment pose to private international law (PIL) in general and intellectual property rights (IP) in particular.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, the student should be able to: - to orientate on issues of international private law on the Internet - to resolve contractual obligations arising on the Internet from the point of view of applicable law and jurisdiction - to resolve non-contractual obligations arising on the Internet from the point of view of applicable law and jurisdiction - to solve legal situations related to intellectual property rights on the Internet from the point of view of applicable law and jurisdiction - to orientate on the issue of protection of personal rights on the Internet, geolocation
Syllabus
  • Theories of Internet Regulation; Private International Law and Online Reality (connecting factors; territoriality vs. "borderlessness; the principle of territoriality) Electronic Commerce; Online Consumer Contracts, Online Business Contracts Online Torts; Online Defamation Private International Law and Intellectual Property Rights International License Agreements Online Dispute Resolutions and Online Arbitration Data and Private International Law Geolocation and law
Teaching methods
Teaching will be carried out using the frontal teaching method with the personal participation of the student in the faculty building, where optional lectures and compulsory seminars will take place, including the definition of issues and systematics, key terms and institutes, and the completion of the subject.
Assessment methods
The evaluation will be done continuously according to the entry in the electronic curriculum in IS MUNI processed individually by the student. It is evaluated by the teacher for each phase, and the student receives both feedback on his performance and an idea of the evaluation at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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