Copyright Aspects of Online Humor

JEŽEK, Michal. Copyright Aspects of Online Humor. In 7th annual Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in Szeged (WIPS), 2023. 2023.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Copyright Aspects of Online Humor
• Název česky: Autorskoprávní aspekty online humorné tvorby
• Autoři: JEŽEK, Michal.
• Vydání: 7th annual Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights in Szeged (WIPS), 2023, 2023.

Další údaje

• Originální jazyk: angličtina
• Typ výsledku: Prezentace na konferencích
• Obor: 50501 Law
• Stát vydavatele: Česká republika
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• Organizační jednotka: Právnická fakulta
• Klíčová slova česky: humor, autorské dílo, svoboda projevu, gif, meme
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Humor, Copyright, Freedom of Expression, GIF, Meme
• Příznaky: Mezinárodní význam

Anotace

The contribution aims to cover legal aspects of online humorous creations, especially in the form of GIFs and memes, in the context of Copyright. GIFs and memes represent forms of modern communication. Millions of these short footage or pictures with catchphrases are shared every day via specialized entertainment platforms (e.g., giphy.com), social media (e.g., Facebook), or communication platforms (e.g., Messenger). Most of such creations are well-known globally. They may consist of footage from famous movies (e.g., Downfall), TV shows (e.g., The Simpsons), or a simple parody of a famous painting (e.g., Da Vinci’s The Last Supper). However, according to the local humor tradition, GIFs and memes’ overall interpretation or their catchphrases varies from country to country. The same applies to the target of the humorous message brought by the creation. The consequences differ whether it aims only to amuse somebody or whether it is a form of criticism, political campaign, etc. From the given perspective it should be clarified whether online humorous creations might be characterized and therefore protected as derivative works or whether they might be considered original works.