LEGAL REGULATION OF USING PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS AND INTERNET MEMES IN THE MODERN WORLD

Author raises the problem of distinction the concepts of illustrating and citation photographic works. In the article the impact of information technology on the protection and security of internet memes is viewed.

SLY DIGIT: UNFAIR PRACTICES IN SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY

Are mathematical approaches always justified in the case of evaluating the work of scientific and pedagogical workers? What risks does the quote rating carry? What unscrupulous methods are now used to get rid of charges of plagiarism, to wind yourself a scientific quotation rating? Only the scientific community as a whole will be able to work out answers to these and many similar questions, responding to the bad behavior of individual researchers.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITIZATION

The article analyzes a legal framework for the intellectual property securitization based on experience of foreign countries. The structure of a securitization transaction is depicted, including the different players and tools in the securitization process. The concluding part summarizes the pros and cons of the funding instrument and the future development prospects

PROBLEM OF LEGAL PROTECTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANIMATIONS

The article deals with a very non-obvious problem of using digital three-dimensional objects such as 3D-animation. The author considers, among other things, intellectual property issues in connection with the use of Motion capture technologies, which combine the performing work of the actor-performer and the creative work of the animator; as well as technologies for recreating the images of actors.

LEGAL REGIME OF ORPHAN WORKS

The article concerns the problem of orphan works in terms of copyright and neighboring rights protection. Besides, the article describes the legal regime of orphan works in different states and a blockchain as an innovative way to solve the problem of searching authors.

SMART CONTRACT IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Digitalization of public relations allows right holders to achieve maximum protection of their rights and legitimate interests in the network. At the same time, platforms are being actively developed to meet the right holders and potential users who wish to use the results of intellectual property. In modern conditions, the development of technology blockchain network can provide not only the fixation of the protected object, but also the transfer of the exclusive right to it under the contract. The so-called smart contracts allow to carry out calculations and control the use of intellectual property under license agreements. At the same time, the gaps in legislation related, in particular, to the written form of contracts in the field of intellectual property have been identified.

PROTECTION OF RND-TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF DIGITALIZATION

This article explores the possibility of using digital technologies, primarily distributed Ledger (blockchain) technology, to protect RnD-technologies, which are generally understood as the results of research and development, as well as the process of their creation. The legal protection of such technologies through traditional legal mechanisms is inadequate. Therefore, in the context of global changes in law, the problems of legal regulation and legal protection of RnD-technologies require deep doctrinal understanding.

THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

The article is devoted to the analysis of the prospects of development of copyright in the conditions of rapidly growing opportunities of modern digital technologies that allow to place millions of objects in the open access instantly and freely. As a result - it is impossible for authors to control the legality of the use of their works, and for users to access them legally and with minimal transaction costs. The potential opportunities and risks of using blockchain technologies and smart contracts to protection copyright and dispose of them are analyzed, as well as proposals for amendments to the current legislation are formulated.