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Hledá se autor – Zakázková autorská díla
Searching an author – Works Made for Hire

Author(s): Petr Prchal
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: copyright law; work of authorship; work made for hire; employee work; work created to order order; comparison

Summary/Abstract: Intellectual property is a subject of increasing economic importance and requires our attention. The paper „Searching an Author – Works Made for Hire“ surveys the worksmade- for-hire in the legal systems of the Czech Republic and the United States of America. It especially deals with works created to order and employee works. A harmony between the law of obligations and the copyright law is the basis of works-made-for-hire. However, the connectedness of these two different areas sometimes provides misunderstanding. The word “employee“, which is not sufficiently defined in both jurisdictions, is oft en at the center of controversy.

  • Issue Year: 1/2011
  • Issue No: Coll.
  • Page Range: 319-326
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech