WOZNICA, Ondřej. Blessing or curse? Unfair Competition in Czech copyright enforcement and its impacts on platform liability and public domain. Jusletter IT. Die Zeitschrift für IT und Recht. Bern: Weblaw, 2024, vol. 2024, April, p. 459-467. ISSN 1664-848X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.38023/2bc3f218-fb35-4641-896c-1f983324c917.
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Original name Blessing or curse? Unfair Competition in Czech copyright enforcement and its impacts on platform liability and public domain
Authors WOZNICA, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Jusletter IT. Die Zeitschrift für IT und Recht, Bern, Weblaw, 2024, 1664-848X.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 50501 Law
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW Web nakladatele
Organization unit Faculty of Law
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.38023/2bc3f218-fb35-4641-896c-1f983324c917
Keywords in English Copyright balance; Copyright enforcement; Hellspy; Free riding; Public domain; Platform liability; Unfair competition
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
This article 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 copyright protection layer, 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 article 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.
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MUNI/A/1172/2022, interní kód MUName: Fostering Internationally Oriented Scientific Results of PhD Students in Intellectual Property Law
Investor: Masaryk University, Fostering Internationally Oriented Scientific Results of PhD Students in Intellectual Property Law
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