Ukraine Copyright | Literary Works

1. Copyright protection of a literary work

Copyright protects the author's rights to the literary work created by them.

The author’s copyright to a literary work arises from the moment of expression of the work in material form, for example by fixation on a material carrier - on paper or in electronic format.

Copyright protects:

1. Prose artistic works - novels, stories, fairy tales, outlines, narratives, novellas, parables, essays.
2. Poetic works — poems, ballads, lyric poems, lyrics, odes, hymns, sonnets, epigrams.
3. Dramatic works — plays (comedies, tragedies, dramas), movie scenarios, event scenarios.
4. Scientific works — dissertations, reports, speeches, conference materials, theses, lectures, methods, articles.
5. Works of sociopolitical content - speeches of state or public figures, publications and reports of international, governmental and non-governmental organizations, articles, outlines, analytical materials, interviews.
6. Advertising, commercial texts — slogans, advertisements, contract texts.
7. Any other written works expressed using words, numbers or other verbal signs — computer databases, programs, algorithms.

As the author of a literary work, you, in particular, have the exclusive right:

• to reproduce, copy your work;
• to publish your work in printed form (book, brochure, article);
• to publish your work in electronic form, including on the Internet;
• to allow other parties to perform the above-mentioned actions, including by issuance of licenses)

In the event of violation of your copyright (illegal copying, publication of your work), you have the right to prohibit and prevent such use, including in court.

In order to initiate the protection of your rights and achieve termination of infringement, you need to have evidence proving that you are the author.

To inform others that you are the author of the work, use the copyright sign (Latin letter "c" in a circle), indicate your first name and surname, as well as the year of creation of the work (for example, © A. Tarasenko, 2018).

The most reliable way to confirm your authorship is by state registration of copyright, as a result of which you receive a certificate. Several works can be included in one application.

The application for registration of copyright to a work must contain:

• a statement in the Ukrainian language, drawn up according to the approved form;
• a copy of the work (published or unpublished) in printed form or in electronic form;
• if it was published earlier - a document testifying to the fact and date of publication of the work;
• a document on the payment of a fee for preparation for the registration of a copyright for a work or a copy of a document confirming the right to be exempted from paying the fee;
• a document on the payment of the state duty for the issuance of a certificate or a copy of the document confirming the right to exemption from the payment of the duty for the issuance of a certificate;
• a power of attorney issued in the name of a patent attorney (does not require notarization);
• other documents, depending on the situation.

The examination of the application takes place within 2 months.

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