MVV59K Software Law

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Matěj Myška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Bc. Jaromír Šavelka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Danuše Spáčilová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Institute of Law and Technology – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Věra Šilingrová
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:30 034
Prerequisites
Basic understending of intellectual property law concepts.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 106 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/106, only registered: 0/106
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
Course objectives
The aims of the course are:
- to introduce software as the object of legal relationships;
- to explain the basics of software legal protection;
- to present the most important contractual issues of software law;
- to teach basic legal and economic aspects of software marketing;
Syllabus
  • 1. Opening information
  • 2. Nature of Software
  • 3. Software Law
  • 4. Software Protection
  • 5. Intellectual Property Protection for Software I
  • 6. Intellectual Property Protection for Software II
  • 7. Free Software
  • 8. Illegal Utilisation of Software
  • 9. Typical Software Contracts
  • 10. Custom-made Software
  • 11. Software Market Regulation
  • 12. Software Standardisation
  • 13. Closing information
Literature
  • LEITH, Philip. Software and patents in Europe. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, viii, 203. ISBN 9780521868396. info
  • LEMLEY, Mark A. Software and internet law. 3rd ed. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2006, xxvi, 1151. ISBN 0735558647. info
  • Casenote legal briefs : software and internet law. Edited by Mark A. Lemley. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2003, xiv, 150. ISBN 0735536791. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and discussions.
Assessment methods
Home projects related to individual lessons.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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