MODERN PIRACY AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF PREVENTING VIOLATIONS OF THE RIGHTS TO THE RESULTS OF INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY

The article defines and analyzes the notion of piracy in modern times, including the causes and factors facilitating the occurrence of piracy, takes into consideration the main methods of piracy prevention and their main characteristics. Moreover, the article describes the current perspectives on improving the legislation on copyright protection, analyzes the main legal initiatives in Russia as well as foreign practice. The author concludes the article by providing a view of several ways of strengthening the methods and legislation in the sphere of piracy prevention.

авторское право, пиратство, цифровая эпоха, носитель, информационные технологии, нелегальное распространение, файлообменные сети, Интернет-пиратство, контрафактная продукция, режим правовой охраны результатов интеллектуальной деятельности, борьба с пиратством, защита авторских и смежных прав