Course detail

Software Law

FEKT-BPC-SPRAcad. year: 2021/2022

Concept and structure of software law, copyright institutes of software protection, legal issues in development of software, concept, structure and typical forms for software contracting, typical stipulations in software agreements, defect liability for software, personal data protection, protection of sui generis rights.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Upon completion of the course, students should be able to understand system and structure of legal protection of software including its international externalities as well as to practically use instruments of copyright protection of computer programmes. Students should also be able to work with various forms of software contracts and to assess validity and practical effects of these contracts. In addition, students will be able to practically apply sui generis protection of databases.

Prerequisites

This course is relatively independent on other parts of the programme, so no prerequisites are required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course consists of lectures and self-study of electronically provided course materials in MOODLE.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Debate on a drawn topic in a colloquium during the examination period.

Course curriculum

Outline:

Introduction - legal protection, intellectual property law

Copyright and software I - scope of protection, exceptions, exercise of rights in specific types of works

Copyright and software II - Protection of non-literar elements

Software Patents
Databases and data

Contracts I - Introduction to contract law

Contracts II - Analysis, development and implementation

Contracts III - F/OSS

Contracts IV - service, maintenance and support

Contracts V - IT outsourcing, SLA, cloud computing, SaaS
Personal data protection

Enforcement of rights

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course aims to particularly analyse and resolve legal issues arising from development and implementation of software namely with regards to legal protection of software and sui generis protection of databases. The course will tackle protection of software by copyrights focusing on practical problems arising of employment or contracted production of software. In addition, typical forms license agreements and standard forms of use of software will be analysed. The course will also provide for specific insight into personal data proteciton, data protection and sui generis protection of databases.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Study requirements will be published annually by the guarantor of the course.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MYŠKA, Matěj a Jan TOMÍŠEK. Práva k datům a software. In Radim Polčák a kol. Právo informačních technologií. 1. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2018. s. 113-211. Právní monografie. ISBN 978-80-7598-045-8.

Recommended reading

JANSA, Lukáš, Petr OTEVŘEL a Martin ŠTEVKO. Softwarové právo. 3. aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. Brno: Computer Press, 2018. ISBN 978-80-251-4914-0.
SEDLÁKOVÁ, Jana, Roman TOMEK, Tereza FORMANOVÁ, Pavel ČECH a Jiří HRADSKÝ. Softwarové smlouvy: jejich specifika a kontraktační proces. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2021. Právní praxe. ISBN 978-80-7400-814-6. (CS)

eLearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's, 3. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

24 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

eLearning