Copyright and intellectual property protection is an important aspect of any activity. And if you create something, claiming copyright for your work, you should familiarize yourself with Russian legislation, which describes in detail what copyrights apply to and how to protect them if your intellectual property is infringed upon.
Instructions
Step 1
Copyrights are property rights, and there are personal non-property rights. Personal moral rights include the right of authorship, the right to protect the author's reputation and name, and these rights cannot be transferred to another person. You can protect these rights if you are the author or his heir.
Step 2
If we are talking about property rights - the right to reproduce and distribute intellectual property, import and broadcast on the air of any works, processing, translation and other similar operations, then these rights can be transferred by drawing up appropriate agreements, as well as inherited. Copyright infringements are found in the area of both property and non-property rights.
Step 3
If you want to protect your intellectual property in court in the event of its violation, make sure that you can reasonably prove your right to this work. To do this, you must either prove your authorship, or provide documents confirming your inheritance of authorship.
Step 4
Prepare for the court copies of works published under your name, as well as copies of certificates of registration and deposit of works in copyright societies. You may also need certificates of international registration of the copyright work.
Step 5
You can defend your rights in both civil and criminal procedures, and by law you have the right to recover from the violator the damages received by you in the form of his income received on your property. The amount of compensation is assigned by the court.
Step 6
Be sure to read the legal laws - knowing as much as possible about your rights and being aware will protect you from the unauthorized use of your intellectual and creative property.
