<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Sound recording a posteriori Slovak as well as Czech legislation represents the unity of the recorded information and the medium in which the information is stored. However, the medium of audio information can take various forms. This diversity is on the one hand determined by the technical development and on the other hand by the fact that the term “sound recording” can be interpreted broadly, which means that under the term “sound recordings” need not be understood only carriers of audio information that are directly reproducible by means of a technical equipment intended for sound reproduction but even such objects which are already technically outdated (e.g. musicboxes or automatic musical instruments) or that are relatively new but specific or rare (e.g. music roads). Therefore in some case unclear or imprecise definition of “sound recording” may lead to doubt whether a particular object ought to be protected as a sound recording or not.</p></abstract>

Sound recording a posteriori Slovak as well as Czech legislation represents the unity of the recorded information and the medium in which the information is stored. However, the medium of audio information can take various forms. This diversity is on the one hand determined by the technical development and on the other hand by the fact that the term “sound recording” can be interpreted broadly, which means that under the term “sound recordings” need not be understood only carriers of audio information that are directly reproducible by means of a technical equipment intended for sound reproduction but even such objects which are already technically outdated (e.g. musicboxes or automatic musical instruments) or that are relatively new but specific or rare (e.g. music roads). Therefore in some case unclear or imprecise definition of “sound recording” may lead to doubt whether a particular object ought to be protected as a sound recording or not.

The Issue of the Definition of “Sound Recording” in the Slovak and Czech Legislation

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Sound recording a posteriori Slovak as well as Czech legislation represents the unity of the recorded information and the medium in which the information is...

The Issue of the Definition of “Sound Recording” in the Slovak and Czech Legislation

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 73 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0059

Keywords
Intellectual property, sound recording, legislative definition, Slovak regulation, Czech regulation

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Issue of the Definition of “Sound Recording” in the Slovak and Czech Legislation

Published Online: Jan 24, 2018

Page range: 73 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iclr-2016-0059

KeywordsIntellectual property, sound recording, legislative definition, Slovak regulation, Czech regulation

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Intellectual property, sound recording, legislative definition, Slovak regulation, Czech regulation