Ochranný svaz autorský a jeho dopad na spotřebitele

The purpose of the bachelor's thesis is to objectively assess the functioning of the "Protection Union of Musical Works, (o.s.)" A partial purpose of the work is testing the aforementioned hypothesis that author's reward is consequently paid by the consumer. The theoretical part of the work focuses on the copyright issue itself, the existence of a common authority headed by the PUMW (OSA), the rewards for authors and their difference in regard to concession fees. In the practical secetion comes an analysis of the fees that is paid by a fictitious physical and legal person. A special attention is given to the alternative rewards from unrecorded carriers, being the most controversial author reward. The concluding chapter of the work focuses on the disputes between the analyzed collective administrator and spa resorts.