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Who owns the code, design, photographs, and text on your website? A short overview of copyright in the different parts of a website, with links to more detailed articles.
Who owns AI-generated code, what can you actually license to a client, and who is liable for defects and security in a site built with vibe coding? A practical guide for web developers, including obligations under the AI Act.
You paid an architect for a study or a project – and now you are wondering whether you can build from it, alter the design and hand it over to an authority or another company without their further consent? This is exactly the everyday situation the Supreme Court dealt with in judgment No. 27 Cdo 2857/2019. We explain what the client may do with an architectural work even without a separate licence, where the limit lies, and why the architect cannot charge extra afterwards (for instance through a reservation on an invoice).
An IP scan case study: a web studio granted its clients an exclusive license to every part of the deliverable, yet had nothing in writing from its subcontractors. How rights to code, graphics, photographs, copy, and video actually work - and why you cannot pass on more than you hold.
Renovating a property can, under the Copyright Act, be an interference with an architectural work. When can you carry out a conversion, an added storey or a facade change even without the architect's consent thanks to the statutory licence under Section 38d, and when must you ask for consent in advance? And why may it determine whether the architect sues you to have a finished conversion removed?
Not every building is a copyrighted work. Which buildings and architectural designs does the Copyright Act protect, what does the condition of uniqueness and creative activity mean, and when does a building enjoy no copyright protection at all?
It is no surprise that the Czech Republic consistently ranks among the leaders in drawing on the IP Scan grant. It is a valuable service and one that entrepreneurs genuinely need. After all, who wouldn't want cost-effective advice from a certified attorney?
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Inspiration is an inseparable part of the creative process. Artists, designers and creators of all kinds have, since time immemorial, drawn inspiration from the work of their predecessors and contemporaries. This process is natural and often leads to innovation and new artistic movements. However, the line between inspiration and robbing someone else's work is very thin. If it is crossed, it can have serious legal consequences. In this article we look at where this line lies, and why robbing someone else's work simply does not pay off.
Type “Technoviking” into an internet search engine. The result? Even after more than 25 years, an endless stream of YouTube videos, a dedicated Wikipedia page, a wealth of themed digital art, and sales of printed T-shirts, mugs, underwear, collectible figurines, toys and gaming characters based on this internet phenomenon from the year 2000. A legend was born – one that will never be forgotten…
