Abstract
Introduction. The article provides an overview of the legal regulation of copyright protection using technical means of protection. German law states that technical means of copyright protection are technologies, devices, and their components. Such technical means are created to prevent or impede illegal actions of users that are not authorized by the copyright holder in relation to the results of intellectual activity. At the same time the legislator pays special attention to the fact that the distinguishing criterion of a technical means of protection against other methods of protection is effectiveness. In the article the authors analyze the legal consolidation of the specified criterion as a distinctive feature of technical means of copyright protection, and also consider the concept and cases of bypassing technical means of protection provided for by German law. Materials and methods. The methodological basis of the research is formed by the following general scientific and special methods of cognition of legal phenomena and processes in the field of intellectual law: the method of system-structural analysis; method of synthesis of social and legal phenomena; comparative legal method; formal logical method. Results. As a result of the analysis it was revealed that according to German law the distinguishing feature of technical means of copyright protection from other methods of protection is the criterion of effectiveness. A technical protection device is recognized by the German legislator as effective if the technical protection device cannot be bypassed without the consent of the copyright holder. In the context of the effectiveness of a technical means of protection, German legislation broadly defines the concept of circumvention of technical means. German copyright law, unlike other foreign jurisdictions, contains provisions prohibiting the removal of a technical remedy.Discussions and Conclusions. The main criteria for technical means of copyright protection under German law have been studied, the fundamental of which is the criterion of the effectiveness of a technical means. Cases of circumvention of technical means of copyright protection provided for by German law have been identified. The legal regulation of the ban on the removal of technical means of protection has been explored.
Highlights
The article provides an overview of the legal regulation of copyright protection using technical means of protection
German law states that technical means of copyright protection are technologies, devices, and their components
As a result of the analysis it was revealed that according to German law the distinguishing feature of technical means of copyright protection from other methods of protection is the criterion of effectiveness
Summary
Изучены основные критерии технических мер защиты авторских прав в соответствии с законодательством Германии, основным из которых является критерий эффективности технической меры. Выявлены случаи обхода технических мер защиты авторских прав, предусмотренных законодательством Германии. Директива в Европейском Союзе не является актом прямого действия, а это означает, что она требует принятия более детальных актов на уровне государств-членов Европейского Союза. Этот закон, содержащий общие положения, стал основой для регулирования использования технических мер защиты в рамках этого интеграционного объединения, в том числе в Германии [3]. Необходимо комплексно рассмотреть указанные нормативные акты Германии и ЕС для анализа основных аспектов правового регулирования использования технических мер защиты авторских прав и выявления соответствующих особенностей. Пункт 3 данной статьи определяет, что технические меры защиты - это любые компоненты, устройства, технологии, направленные на ограничение или запрещение действий с результатом интеллектуальной деятельности, не разрешенных правообладателем. Директива ЕС 2001 г. устанавливает ключевой критерий технических мер защиты авторских прав - критерий эффективности, который отличает технические меры от других способов защиты авторских прав
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