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Blessing or curse? Unfair Competition in Czech copyright enforcement and its impacts on platform liability and public domain

WOZNICA, Ondřej

Basic information

Original name

Blessing or curse? Unfair Competition in Czech copyright enforcement and its impacts on platform liability and public domain

Authors

Edition

RIS24: Internationales Rechtsinformatik Symposion, 2024

Other information

Type of outcome

Prezentace na konferencích

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Keywords in English

Copyright balance; Free riding; Public domain; Platform liability; Unfair competition

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 22/6/2024 12:03, Mgr. Ondřej Woznica

Abstract

V originále

This submission delves into the intricate interplay between safe harbor protection, platform liability, and the emerging use of unfair competition claims in the Czech Republic. These claims serve as an additional layer of copyright protection, potentially extending its scope. Of particular concern is their impact on the public domain. The study investigates the application of unfair competition in Czech copyright enforcement and its implications for both copyright and the public domain. It reveals a growing trend of unfair competition complementing copyright enforcement, upsetting the delicate balance of copyright. The submission critically examines unfair competition claims in the Czech context, particularly the Hellspy case, offering three arguments against its conclusions. In addition to arising from a flawed legal analysis, the unfair competition claims appear unconvincing since they utilize the same economic rationale that underpins the system they aim to circumvent. Ultimately, these claims constitute an external approach to copyright, thereby disturbing the delicate equilibrium of the copyright framework.

Links

MUNI/A/1529/2023, interní kód MU
Name: Právo a technologie XII
Investor: Masaryk University