Fair Use in the Copyright System Copyright is not an absolute monopoly: the legislator limits it in the public interest and defines the cases where a work may be used without the author's consent and
Copyright DisputesCopyright Infringement Claims — Grounds and Demands A claim for infringement of an author's rights is built on three articles: Article 17 establishes the personal non-property rights that become the o
Copyright DisputesRoyalty Disputes — Sources and Routes to Resolution A royalty dispute always depends on the source from which the money flows: where the royalty runs directly between the commissioning party and the a
Copyright LicensingDrafting a License Agreement with the Civil Code's Machinery A license agreement — over copyright, a trademark or technology — rests on the machinery of the Civil Code, and it is that machinery which
Copyright LicensingRoyalty Negotiation and Financial Terms Management Selling or licensing intellectual property does not end with a signature; the most crucial stage is negotiation, where the value of your work is dete
Copyright LicensingCopyright Licensing in Georgia Licensing copyright begins with three questions: what may be transferred (Article 35 — the grounds of transfer), what type of licence is granted — exclusive or ordinary
Copyright ProtectionContent Takedowns in Georgia — Notice and Removal The mechanism for the rapid removal of pirated content on the internet is defined in Georgia by the Georgian Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights:
Copyright ProtectionCopyrights for Creatives For every creator, the three threshold questions of copyright are answered by four articles of the Georgian Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights: what becomes protected an
Copyright ProtectionDiscovering and Enforcing Copyright OnlineDiscovering an author’s rights online splits into two questions: how to prove authorship in a digital environment, and how to stop an infringement. The Georgi
Copyright ProtectionCopyright Enforcement and Protection Services Owning copyright is not enough if it is not effectively enforced. Enforcement involves active measures to detect, stop, and hold infringers accountable. T
Copyright ProtectionPublishing Contracts under the Copyright Law A publishing contract combines several regimes at once, and this is exactly why it becomes disputed: the publisher's exclusive rights over collective and p
Copyright RegistrationSoftware Copyright is one of the fastest-growing and most critical areas of intellectual property law in modern Georgia. With the rapid development of the IT sector, an increasing number of Georgian d
Copyright RegistrationWork Registration (also known as deposition) is a fundamental step for protecting an author's rights in Georgia. Theoretically, copyright arises automatically upon the creation of a work and does not
Copyright RegistrationCopyright Registration and Deposit in Georgia Copyright in Georgia does not require registration — it is born from the moment a work is created. But for evidentiary purposes the law offers the right h
