DAI2CL02 Copyright Law II

Faculty of Law
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Pavel Koukal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Faculty of Law
Prerequisites
This course does not have any prerequisites. General requirement for enrolment to this course is advanced knowledge of legal English incl. specific terminology of intellectual property law.
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 particular knowledge in law of copyright and related rights. The attention is paid to rights conferred by copyright and related rights, the specific subject matter protected (incl. authorial works and computer programs), sui generis database rights and also the limits of these exclusive rights.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: - understand and explain the various protection regimes for creative outcomes
- independently resolve highly complex legislative and interpretive issues related to the overlaps of the various regimes
- understand, explain and apply the available limits of the conferred rights
Syllabus
  • I. Protected Subject-Matter
  • II. Rights granted
  • III. Exceptions and Limitations granted
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Concise European copyright law. Edited by Thomas Dreier - P. B. Hugenholtz - Ch. Gielen - R. J. Hacon. Second edition. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2016, xi, 699. ISBN 9789041128799. info
  • EU copyright law : a commentary. Edited by Irini A. Stamatoudi - Paul Torremans. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2014, lix, 1227. ISBN 9781781952429. info
  • European copyright law : a commentary. Edited by Michel M. Walter - Silke von Lewinski. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010, civ, 1555. ISBN 9780199227327. info
  • EECHOUD, M. M. M. van. Harmonizing European copyright law : the challenges of better lawmaking. Alphen aan den Rijn: Kluwer Law International, 2009, xviii, 374. ISBN 9789041131300. info
    not specified
  • Further reading will be provided via the IS MUNI interactive syllabus.
Teaching methods
* Individual and group tutoring sessions * Colloquial presentation of research results
Assessment methods
* Colloquial presentation of results of individual research * Targeted discussion about the recommended literature with focus on specific issues relevant to the doctoral thesis of the student
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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