Kirill Katkov spoke to the Vecherniy Petersburg about copyright in authors’ works

Vecherniy Petersburgnewspaper told about the specifics of the writer’s profession. For example, it is important to remember such a legal aspect as copyright. According to Russian laws, they arise from the moment a work is created. The person indicated as the author on the original or copy of the work or in another way, is considered its author, unless proven otherwise. No registration of the work or any other formalities shall be required.

“The exclusive right to a work is valid during the life of the author and 70 years after his death. A writer may lose the exclusive right to a work if he concludes an agreement with a third party on the alienation of the exclusive right,” said Kirill Katkov, an Associate at Maxima Legal.

At the same time, according to the expert, personal non-property rights, which include the right to be recognised as the author of the work, the right to use or authorise the use of the work under one’s own name, and the right to inviolability of the work, are inalienable and protected indefinitely.

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