Registration of copyright and related rights
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights that allow authors of literary, artistic and scientific works to obtain social benefits from the results of their creative activity.
Copyright appeared to protect the rights of authors of literary works and works of art.
Copyright applies to any results of human creativity, including:
- computer programs;
- Database;
- films;
- photographs and sculptures;
- architectural projects;
- advertising brochures;
- maps and technical drawings.
The copyright is intended to protect only the external form of the object's expression (work, drawing, collection, photo, etc.), that is, their “material embodiment”.
Copyright cannot be used to protect abstract ideas, concepts, facts, styles and techniques that can be used in a work.
For registration of copyright and related rights the state fee is paid:
- legal entity - UAH 187.00;
- Individual - 63.75 UAH.
The term of registration of copyright is 2 - 3 months.
Related rights are performers' rights to the results of creative activity, as well as the rights of phonogram producers and broadcasting organizations to use works of science, literature and art protected by copyright.
The basis for the occurrence of related rights is the work of the author, which can be distributed in a certain way.
If the rights are granted by copyright, apply to the authors, the related rights apply to other categories of copyright holders, namely:
- performers;
- phonogram producers;
- videogram manufacturers;
- broadcasting organizations and assignees of these entities.
Considered an application within 1 month from the date of receipt of properly executed documents. When an application is submitted complying with the requirements of sections 2 and 3 of the Procedure, a decision is made on registration. When any of the requirements of the Rules is violated, the applicant is sent a decision on the refusal of registration.
Subject to the receipt of a positive decision on the registration of copyright and the payment of necessary state payments for the registration and issuance of a certificate, the data are entered into the State Register of Certificates of Copyright Registration.
The date of registration is the date of entry of information into the State Register of certificates of copyright registration.