Copyright on the Internet

The aim of the thesis is to analyze the current state of copyright protection on the Internet, evaluate the position of operators of servers used for sharing data and identification of bottlenecks. On the basis of this analysis most problematic factors of copyright protection on the Internet should be revealed the alternative methods of distributing copyrighted works should be proposed as well. Along with the emergence of the Internet was enabled an easy and inexpensive distribution of copyrighted works. Considering the current state of protection occurs due to the Internet to frequent copyright violations. Analysis of the responsibilities of servers dedicated to sharing data allow to discover the fundamental problems in the existing legislation. The target of the theoretical part will be the historical development of copyright law and current legislation of copyright protection in the Czech Republic and the EU, focusing on the responsibility of servers used for sharing data. Furthermore, there will be generally solved the problematic aspects of copyright protection, which appeared along with the emergence of the Internet. In the practical part will be solid the technological problems of distribution of copyright works on the Internet and filtering of the content from the side of the server operators. Analysis of bottlenecks existing control system of the inserted content will be made by examining selected providers, mainly platforms YouTube and Uloz.to. The method of examining will be the analysis of arrangements for the provision of services and access to copyright protection