Copyright. Comparative essay

Abstract

In this research paper, the authors conducted a comparative legal study of the concept and types of copyrights in the legislation of Russia, Great Britain and France. In particular, this study argues that subjective copyright represents the main content of the legal status of both the author and other right holders. Accordingly, the object of the study is the legislation of Russia, Great Britain and France, as well as the theoretical provisions revealing the features of the copyright system in the intellectual property law of the considered countries. The article reveals the peculiarities of the construction of the system of personal non-property and property rights of the author. The conducted study reveals the similarities and differences in the legislation approaches of the considered countries as to the formulation and classification of copyrights, as well as to the determination of their content.