Open content consists of intellectual creations that anyone is allowed to use for any purpose without obtaining a specific permission from their creator or from anyone else. The topic of the book is that open content that is protected by intellectual property rights, but has been licensed by its creators to everyone to use freely, thus expanding the free use of creative works beyond the sphere of public domain. Open content has been developing rapidly in the field of computer programmes (Linux, Android) and other electronic content (Wikipedia, Creative Commons); there is also a noticeable trend towards open access to scientific publications (open access publishing). Free licences permit the use of open content on generous terms, which require only that the free use of the work is maintained and that its creator is duly credited. The book outlines the reasons for the use of free licences, the categories of such licences and their specific provisions. The author examines the manner of granting free licences and their effects in terms of copyright, industrial property law and contract law; he outlines the rights and obligations arising from free licences for the users of open content. The main finding is that free licences are a valid legal mechanism in Slovenian law, and that the open content thus created can be successfully defended against the offenders before the courts. The last chapter is devoted to the consideration of the potential long-term consequences of such an open content creation for the current system of intellectual property law.
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The authors discuss in a systematic and thorough manner the subject of public services. A comprehensive presentation of the historical development of public services and the general socio-political situation before the onset of public services helps define the concept of public service within each period. The authors formulate their definition of a public service as the provision of a certain services in the public interest where such activities cannot be carried out in the market due to factual or strategic (political, economic) reasons. Unlike other similar works, the book not only lists all the known forms and methods of providing public services, but also attempts to delimit public services form other, similar public-law forms of state activities, such as a public authority, public good, public institutions, public interest associations, public interest bodies, affiliated bodies and public agencies, the rules on freedom of information and the powers of the Court of Audit in relation to the users of public funds.
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If arbitration is to be equally efficient as judicial mechanisms of dispute resolution, it must provide an equivalent system of immediate interim protection of parties' rights and property until the decision on the merits of the case. Therefore, modern arbitration legislations recognise the right of arbitral tribunals to issue interim measures and provide the possibility of enforcement of such measures. A delicate balance needs to be reached between the need for swift action on one hand and the protection of constitutionally guaranteed procedural rights (such as the right to be heard) on the other hand. The article discusses the problems that arise in this sphere, taking into account the latest changes to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Arbitration and their implementation in Slovenian law.
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