Shtefan O. The concept infringement of subjective copyright: a theoreticalaspect. The article examines the problem of protection of subjective copyright at the doctrinal level. The source base analyzed in the article revealed the lack of a unified approach to the definition of copyright infringement, the criteria for classifying infringements and their characteristics. The author 's approach to the solution of the outlined problem is offered in the article.In particular, the proposed following definition of copyright infringement is a culpable, unlawful, punishable act (action or omission) that harms or infringes on the personal non-property and / or property rights of the copyright holders for which the legal liability arises. The basis of protection of rights is called by civil law “non-recognition of rights". Summarizing the existing definitions of this term in the doctrine, the author proposes to understand the non-recognition of rights as a passive denial of a person's copyright to a work, which does not directly harm the subjective right of the copyright subject, but creates uncertainty in the legal status of the holder. including in its relations with third parties regarding the use of the object of copyright.In the article, the author, based on the analysis of case law, examines the misuse of the work, as any use of copyright both within the contract and outside the contract, which violates the property rights and personal non-property rights of copyright subjects. The most common are non-contractual copyright infringements related to the illegal use of works. Such violations include, in particular: posting works on the Internet sites forfree (paid or free) access without the permission of the relevant subject, presentation of works in cafes, bars, restaurants for a fee or without them (without royalty payment), work or part of it in the memory of a mobile phone for a fee or without such, etc. The article concludes that, as a rule, intangible copyrights are infringed at the same time as property rights, is a derivative of infringement of property copyrights related to the useof the work. Therefore, copyright infringement is complex. The article concludes that copyright infringement is complex.Key words: copyright, infringement, classification of infringements, signs of infringement, infringement of subjective copyright.
How Could Copyright Infringement Be Made Commercially Meaningless? Proposal for a Novel Royalty Payment System
