Co-authorship and joint ownership of the exclusive right

Linetsev Evgeny Anatolyevich

In modern times, interest in copyright and the results of intellectual activity has increased both on the part of the state and society. The object of copyright represents not only property, but also cultural value. Due to the increase in the turnover of the results of intellectual activity in the modern economy, an increasing number of people are attracted to create high-quality and complex works. Thus, for a clear understanding of the legal status of persons who participated in the creation of the object of copyright by joint work, the author of this article considers it necessary to determine who are the co-authors of the work; types of co-authorship; the relationship between the concepts of the author and the copyright holder; differences in legal regulation between co-authors and persons who have exclusive rights, but are not the authors of the work, as well as to identify the problems of joint ownership of the exclusive right, complicated by the multiplicity of persons.

Keywords:Exclusive right, intellectual property, co-authorship regime, joint creativity, share in exclusive right.