SOC018 Copyright Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Lucie Smolka, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D.
Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: prof. JUDr. Ing. Michal Radvan, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Civil Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Mon 24. 2. to Fri 23. 5. Wed 9:35–11:05 031
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to provide the theoretical knowledge in the area copyright protection. The attention is paid to international, European and domestic copyright protection. After the successful completion of this course the student should have the understanding of basic principles of copyright proctection and should be able to take the appropriate legal steps in the area of legal protection of intangible assets.
Syllabus
  • 1. International Copyright Protection 2. European Union Copyright Protection, Decisions of the CJEU 3. Basic notions of Czech Copyright Protection (author`s work, authorship, personal rights, economic rights) 4. Copyright licences, Limitations of Copyright 5. Neighbouring rights (Rights of Performers), Collective Enforcement 6. Database Protection in the EU
Literature
    required literature
  • WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use; dostupné z: http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/iprm/
    not specified
  • Sterling, J.A.L. World Copyright Law. London: Sweet&Maxwell, 2008.
  • Kur, A., Dreier, T. European Intellectual Property Law. Cheltneham: Edwar Elgar, 2013
Teaching methods
Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial. The examination has a written form. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper 2. Discussion on the semester paper
Assessment methods
Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial. The examination has a written form. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Semester paper 2. Discussion on the semester paper
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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