Ukraine Copyright | Visual Arts

1. Copyright Protection for a Work of Visual Art

Copyright protects the author's rights to a work of fine art created by them from the moment the work is expressed in material form. Both finished works and sketches are subject to protection. Ideas are not subject to copyright protection.

Copyright protects all kinds of pictorial works, regardless of the method of performance or form of expression (material objects, electronic files), in particular:

1.1. Graphics:

• book, newspaper and magazine graphics (pictures, illustrations, covers, titles, letters, prints);
• easel graphics (lithography, algraphy, xylography, linocut, metal engraving, etching);
• posters (political, advertising, sport, educational, informational);
• utility graphics (postcards, calendars, envelopes, labels, logos);
• computer graphics (two-dimensional, three-dimensional).

1.2. Painting (work performed in color with paints on a plane):

• portrait;
• landscape;
• still life;
• seascape;
• battle painting;
• genre painting;
• religious painting;
• animalistics;
• architectural painting;
• decorative painting.

1.3. Sculpture (work performed in volume by cutting, sculpting, casting):

• portrait genre;
• historical;
• mythological;
• household;
• symbolic;
• allegorical;
• animalistic.

1.4. Decorative and Applied Art:

• needlework;
• embroidery;
• knitting;
• artistic leather processing;
• carving;
• hot stamping;
• stained glass;
• mosaics;
• quilling;
• origami;
• card making.

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

• • reproduce, copy your work;
  • publish your work in print;
  • publish your work in electronic form, including on the Internet;
  • allow (including issue licenses) to other persons who want to perform the above actions.

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

    In order to initiate the protection of your rights and get the infringement stopped, you need to have proof that you are the author.

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

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

    Registration of Copyright in Ukraine

    Description		Fees, UAH.
    40301	ATTORNEY'S FEE for drafting and filing a copyright application — coef. 1	2500.00
    40302	ATTORNEY'S FEE for copyright prosecution (tracking deadlines, receiving documents, reporting an office action) — coef. 1	1000.00
    40303	Copyright filing fee (OFFICIAL FEE) - for individuals	255* / 510**

    * individual

    ** legal entity

    The examination of the application takes place within 2 months.

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

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    • • 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.
      • first 15 minutes of oral consultation on copyright protection;
      • standard written materials on the stages and cost of copyright registration.