Sineokiy O.V. 'Contracts For The Record', 'Separate And Undivided Co-authorship' and 'Right To Use A Back Catalog' In The Mirror Of Intellectual Property Rights (The Lawyer's Comments In The Music Business)

Abstract: The object of the research is the intellectual relations in the field of recording. The subject of the article is the 'Contracts For The Record', 'Separate And Undivided Co-authorship' and 'Right To Use A Back Catalog' as interrelated phenomena studied through the prism of intellectual property rights. In addition, the author of the article describes the mechanism of protection of intellectual property rights in the international music business, taking into account the specifics of narrowly focused features of advocacy. Understanding of some of the problems associated with intellectual legal relationships in the record is illustrated by the examples from the practice of legal support of various actors of the music business, judicial and non-judicial dispute resolutions. The methodological basis includes a survey representing a comparative, dialectical systemic, structural and functional analysis, descriptive methods, methods of forecasting and perspective analysis. As a result of the research the author comes to the conclusions about the theoretical and practical importance of the formation of the updated sample preparation and consumption of phonographic products. Particular attention is given to clarifying the legal content of the concept 'Artist’s Back Catalog' and 'Publisher’s Back Catalog'. The novelty of the study is caused by the fact that the author makes proposals for improving the legal (advocate) support of the various actors of the music industry.

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