Features of the Definition of the Concept of Works of Unknown Authorship (“Orphan” Works) in France

The relevance of the topic of the article is due to the wide distribution of works of unknown authorship in the absence of a mechanism for their legal regulation in Russia and the presence of this mechanism in France, which necessitates the need to study foreign experience of legal regulation.

The purpose of the study is to study individual problems of the legal regime of “orphan” works in France. The objectives of the study are: analysis of the problems of determining the system of

characteristics of an “orphan” work, analysis of the problems of determining the characteristics of an “orphan” work established for the purpose of their use.

The scientific significance of the work lies in the legal analysis of the systemic features of an “orphan” work in French copyright law, which serves as the basis for further comparative legal research. The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of using the obtained materials to form an effective mechanism for the legal protection of “orphan” works in Russia.

Based on the results of the study, a system of general and special characteristics of an “orphan” work in French copyright law was identified, and problems of the relationship between the special characteristics of an “orphan” work and the permitted methods of its use were identified.

The value of the study lies in the construction of a system of general and special characteristics of an “orphan” work, in their relationship with the legal ways of using the work, as well as identifying its possible authors.

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