Course detail

Copyright

FaVU-AUP-LAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course prepares for practical situations that artistic/design practice necessarily brings. It is often necessary to make decisions quickly - at such a moment it is good to be able to orient yourself quickly.

Sometimes you will have a license or work contract on the table with a client, manufacturer, gallery or employer. Or you will want to treat the conditions of cooperation in advance. How do you deal with these situations, how do you understand the contracts for how to negotiate them?

You may want to start your own brand. What does it involve?

You may find that your work is arbitrarily borrowed by someone else. Or you may want to use another author's work for your work. When do you need his consent? How can you defend yourself when someone uses your work without your consent?

Together we will address specifically the following topics, for example:

- How can I treat the terms of cooperation in advance?
- How to write and negotiate a license?
- What license fee can I want? One-time or a percentage of the profit?
- Do I have any rights if I haven't signed a contract?
- What can I do if I need to protect my work?
- When can I legally use another author's work? (And what is the difference between inspiration and plagiarism?)
- How do I protect my design or brand?
- How to start your own brand?
- Etc.

We will also discuss specific experiences of students and learn from cases of copyright disputes that have occurred in our country or abroad.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Katarína Magid Hládeková, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Art History and Theory (KTDU)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will learn the basics of working with legal texts (legal norms), the basics of copyright, the creation of licenses and work contracts. They will understand the basics of copyright, licenses, and works contracts. They will acquire the ability to negotiate conditions and defend against misuse of the work.

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching is based on a combination of frontal lectures and practical exercises (workshops), in which the acquired knowledge is consolidated through active learning.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit is awarded on the basis of active participation in both blocks of thematic lectures / workshops.

Course curriculum

The course will take place in two blocks. Each block consists of thematically focused lectures / workshops:

Block 1 (120 minutes of instruction, 60 minutes break, 120 minutes of instruction):
 Copyright: what this means in practice
 Licensing: how to license and get paid
 Contract for work: how to create for the customer and get paid

Block 2 (120 minutes of instruction, 60 minutes break, 120 minutes of instruction):
 Design protection: protection tools and contracts
 Brand: how to create your own brand
 Freelance team, employment: how it works and how the position of the author differs

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to prepare students for artistic and design practice. Show them how relationships work with those they will create for, who will produce their design, with whom they will work or exhibit. The course will cover the areas of creative practice in freelance work, in employment and in the creative team.

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

Active participation in both blocks of lectures / workshops is required.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

SRSTKA J. a kol., Autorské právo a práva související. Vysokoškolská učebnice, Praha: Leges, 2017, 416s.

Recommended reading

DAVID I.: Filmové právo. Autorskoprávní Perspektiva. Praha: Nová beseda, 2015, 239 s.
https://vvp.avu.cz/sesit/pro-autory/
KOUKAL P.: Právní ochrana designu – průmyslové vzory, autorská díla. Praha: Wolters Kluwer ČR, 2012. 156 s.
PRCHAL P.: Limity autorskoprávní ochrany. Praha: Leges, 2016, 272 s.
Zákon č. 121/2001 Sb., o právu autorském, o právech souvisejících s právem autorským a o změně některých zákonů (autorský zákon) – edice ÚZ (dostupné ve většině knihkupectví nebo text zákona online)

Classification of course in study plans

Programme VUB Bachelor's
branch VU-D , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-IDT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-D , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective
branch VU-VT , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective
Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's
branch BIT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
Programme BIT Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

Lecture

4 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Iva Javorská, LL.M.

Exercise

4 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Katarína Magid Hládeková, Ph.D.