METHODS OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION

Abstract

The article analyzes the methods of copyright protection. It has been established that the copyright protection system includes civil-law methods of copyright protection provided for by current legislation. It is noted that the methods of copyright protection are the means by which the termination of rights violations, the restoration of rights, and compensation for damages caused by such violations are carried out. A classification of civil-law methods of copyright protection has been conducted, distinguishing between general methods, provided for by general norms of civil legislation, and special methods, established by the current copyright legislation of Ukraine. Jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional forms of copyright protection have been studied. The classification of copyright protection methods has been conducted based on their functional purpose: preventive and prohibitive methods – aimed at preventing and terminating violations, as well as non-recognition of rights; restorative methods – focused on restoring the infringed right; compensatory methods – designed to provide additional compensation for damage caused by the infringement. Technical means of copyright protection have been analyzed, with the primary ones identified as anticopying systems, conditional access systems, cryptographic means (encoding, digital envelope, and digital signature), as well as postage stamp and electronic management systems.