Internetové pirátství: struktura pozic v ČR
Internet Piracy: The Structure of Positions in the Czech Republic

Summary/Abstract: The study is focused on the symbolic dimension of the dispute about the nature of intellectual property and the ways of its enforcement. The dispute manifests itself mainly as a consequence of a simultaneous occurrence of increased popularity of practices resulting in free distribution of copyrighted works and the increasing efforts to protect copyright claims. With regard to both theory and methodology, the work draws upon Adele Clarke’s situational analysis. This approach is used to make an initial mapping of the situation and the arena and to conduct a positional analysis based on examining the documents of organizations which are active in the context of Czech Republic – the Czech Pirate Party and the Czech Anti-Piracy Union. The aim of the study is to identify and describe the basic structure of positions assumed in the dispute. The positional structure is also interpreted with regard to various forms of alternative approaches to intellectual property such as the one promoted by the free and open source software movement.

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