THE TYPES OF THE CHOREOGRAPHIC WORK AS AN OBJECT OF COPYRIGHT IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article explores the classification of a choreographic work as a copyright object. The legally significant bases of the classification are determined, on these basis the different types of choreographic work are differentiated. The main reasons are the style and the structure of the choreographic work. In the style, the choreographic work is divided into folk, ballroom, modern and classical dance, in the structure – dance and the dance show. The author also formulate definitions of these concepts. The article presents a number of definitions of the concept of dance through the lens of art, culture and law. Analyzing the latter, the author gives own definition of this term as a copyright object: dance is a system of conditional movements (pa), gestures and poses, pantomimes, subordinated to the general rhythm. The concept “dance show” is defined as follows: dance show is a system of movements, poses, gestures, pantomimes, combined with one thought, with musical accompaniment and choreographic images, which can be fostered by scenery, costumes, stage light and more. In addition, the article identified the features of dance and the dance show, which allows to delineate these concepts. The signs of dance as an object of copyright are creative, objective form of expression, the presence of movements, poses, gestures, pantomimes arranged in a certain sequence, the presence of rhythm. Among the features of a dance show are the following: creative character, objective form of expression, system of movements, poses, gestures, pantomimes, musical accompaniment, idea of the work, choreographic images. After analyzing these features, the author defines the main difference between these features: a dance show is a complex work that contains a different object of copyright – a piece of music, and it can also contain other results of intellectual creative activity (costumes, scenery and more). At the same time the dance is a sequence of elements of choreographic vocabulary. One more concept which the author reveals in the article is “choreographic show”. The author equates this object to ballet performances, musicals and considers it necessary to protect them as musical-dramatic works, because they are inherent in all the signs of the last.