Theory and practice of intellectual property
№ 2 / 2022
ISSN (Print) 2308-0361
ISSN (Online) 2519-2744
PDF (Ukrainian)DOI: https://doi.org/10.33731/22022.259741
Published 2022-06-23
Literary works legal protection in creative industries
Olha Ulitina
Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0230-9477
Abstract
The article is devoted to the issues of the literary works legal protection and its importance for the creative industries development. As long as literary works are one of the most common objects of copyright, they often serve as the basis for the creative industries activities. An important feature of literary works is that they can be both completely separate works and be part of other compiled works. This feature makes literary works important for the book publishing, film, computer game, advertising, marketing industries and also for education and culture.
In this context, the legal protection of literary works is of particular importance. International legal protection of literary works is carried out in accordance with a number of international acts, including the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, the Universal Copyright Convention of 1952, and some Directives of the European Parliament and the Council. In Ukraine the provision of legal protection to literary works is provided in accordance with the Law of Ukraine «On Copyright and Related Rights».
The author concludes that legal protection of literary works can occur in compliance with two main requirements. The first — the work has to be fixed in a tangible form and has to be expressed in words. The second — it has to be the author’s own intellectual creation, that is the work has to be new and original, and the author has to make certain creative efforts to create it.
The protection of literary works plays a significant role in the development of creative industries and is crucial for the organization of their work. Compliance with the IP law concerning the creation and use of literary works in the creative industries is the basis for their economic growth, while violations of IP law and attempts to circumvent the legal mechanisms of the use of law reject the industry, in particular by preventing it from entering the international market.
Keywords: literary works, copyright, intellectual property law, creative industries, objects of copyright
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