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Internetový odkaz jako užití díla
Hyperlink as a Copyrighted Use of Work

Author(s): Martin Bartoň
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Communication studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: copyright; use of work; hyperlink; Svensson; BestWater; C More; GS Media; communication to the public; making available; new public;

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with legal aspects of hyperlinks concerning the copyright law and trying to find an answer to the question, if hyperlink placement is covered by the author’s exclusive right to use the works. Concerning this purpose the thesis analyzes the communication of the work to the public right, summarizes decision – making praxis and tries to answer the question based on the synthesis of the findings. De lege lata status is a subject of a critical analysis and the thesis also formulates some of de lege ferenda opinions. This paper is based on thesis successfully defended on Faculty of Law, Masaryk University.

  • Issue Year: 7/2016
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 151-215
  • Page Count: 65
  • Language: Czech
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