BVV07K Software Law

Faculty of Law
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Michal Koščík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. MgA. Jakub Míšek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Tereza Buchalová
Supplier department: Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BVV07K/01: Mon 26. 2. to Fri 18. 5. Wed 16:40–18:10 214, M. Koščík, M. Myška
BVV07K/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Koščík, M. Myška
BVV07K/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. M. Myška
Prerequisites
!OBOR(PR) && !PROGRAM(N-VS)
The subject has no formal prerequisites. It is however recommended to pass the subject before enrolling this course Introduction to ICT Law I.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject is aimed at students of technical fields and informatics. The main objectiveof the course is to gain practical orientation in the legal issues related to the creation of computer programs and their distribution. The course is divided into three modules: I. Intellectual Property - (4 seminars) The aim of this module is to acquaint students with the protection of computer programs and other software elements. II. Liabilities - (4 seminars) The aim of this module is to acquaint students with the legal institutes used in the commercialization of software. III. Responsibility - (3 seminars) The aim of the module is to acquaint students with the responsibilities of intellectual property rights violations or software development and distribution responsibilities.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will: - know, understand and be able to apply the relevant provisions of the Copyright Act to protect computer programs and databases - know and understand the rules applicable to licensing agreements and contracts with end-users of software - Know and know how to properly apply licensing terms relating to open software
Syllabus
  • Part 1 - Copyright Protection Introduction to Copyright Law, sources of legal regulation, basics of intellectual property, contract law Subject and scope of protection, General definition of author's work vs. computer program definition. Employee Works, Collective Works, European Software Protection, Protection of non-literary components of a computer program, Legal protection of databases Software patents Part 2 - Software Distribution Contract law - general contract rules, contracting skills, license agreement specifics, distance contracts, click-wrap, shink-wrap, brosewrap. The validity of the contract, Detailed arrangement of the license agreement the international element of the contract, the specifics of consumer contracts a) End User License Agreement - the usual structure and content, consumer rights, b) Software as and service, Cloud services, Service level agreement - legal and eco nomic distribution model Free and Open Source Software Historical window, legal basis F / OSS, development and distribution of F / OSS, the most famous license (GNU GPL vX, MIT, BSD, Mozilla PL) Part 3 - Liability, enforcement and public regulation Liability for software defects, cloud services outage, loss and leakage of cloud application data, ISP liability Competition and antitrust aspects of software Enforcement of rights - enforcement of intellectual property rights, enforcement of software rights, claims of a private nature, interim measures
Literature
    required literature
  • JANSA, Lukáš and Petr OTEVŘEL. Softwarové právo. 2. vyd. Brno: Computer Press, 2014, 414 s. ISBN 9788025142011. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectureres and self study. The progress is evaluated via interactive stests and colloquium.
Assessment methods
The students have to take two interactive electronic tests via information system of the universtiy with the success rate of 60 percent. Studets who pass the tests are entitled to participate in Colloquium.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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