An Elaboration on Protection of the Internet Broadcasting Right in the Light of Literary and Artistic Property

Subject Areas : Legal Studies of Cyberspace

sadegh yazdani ¹ (دانشجوی دکتری حقوق خصوصی دانشگاه تهران (دانشکدگان فارابی))
hojat karami ² (دانشجوی دکتری دانشگاه علوم قضایی و خدمات اداری دادگستری)
احمد صابری مجد ³ (دانشجوی دکتری فقه و مبانی حقوق اسلامی دانشگاه تهران (پردیس فارابی))

Received: 2023-05-31 Accepted : 2023-09-27 Published : 2024-02-28

Keywords: Literary and Artistic Property, Internet Broadcasting Rights, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Intellectual Property,

Abstract :

Undoubtedly, Internet Broadcasting is one of the cost-effective and inclusive methods for content sharing. One of the characteristics of internet broadcasting is that the content is available to the audience without being saved. Since many copyright-protected works are transmitted through the internet, it has created issues with regard to the literary and artistic property rights. Among the challenging issues is the issue of protection of the internet broadcasting right, which has always been a matter of dispute between the supporters and opponents of such protection. Internet broadcasting rights protection has always been one of the topics discussed in the meetings for drafting the new treaty for the support of broadcasting organizations. The present article, considering all the mentioned issues, constitutes an attempt at answering the basic question of whether it is possible to protect internet broadcasting as is done with regard to the radio and television broadcasting. Furthermore, protecting the creator's rights against the internet broadcasting technology and considering the right of internet broadcasting for the creator are the issues that need to be studied and evaluated to clarify their current status and condition. The present study, while explaining the nature of internet broadcasting technology and comparing it with the radio and television broadcasting and considering the international documents and domestic laws of some countries, evaluates how the internet broadcasting technology is envisaged under the literary and artistic property rights system.

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