Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works
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LAW ON INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC WORKS Asst. Prof. Dr. Gül Okutan Nilsson Asst. Prof. Dr. Feyzan Hayal Şehirali Çelik1 Law No. 5846 of 5.12.1951; amended by: Law No. 2936 of 1.11.1983; Law No. 4110 of 7.6.1995; Law No. 4630 of 21.2.2001; Law No. 5101 of 3.3.2004; Law No. 5217 of 14.7.2004; Law No. 5571 of 28.12.2006; Law No. 5728 of 23.01.2008 Law No. 6279 of 29.02.2012 Law No. 6552 of 10.09.2014 PART ONE ........................................................................................................................... 5 INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC WORKS ................................................................. 5 A. PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Scope ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 Definitions .............................................................................................................................................. 5 B. TYPES OF INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC WORKS ......................................................................... 6 I. Literary and Scientific Works ............................................................................................................. 6 II. Musical Works .................................................................................................................................. 6 III. Works of Fine Arts ........................................................................................................................... 6 IV. Cinematographic Works ................................................................................................................... 7 C. ADAPTATIONS AND COLLECTIONS ................................................................................................ 7 D. WORKS MADE PUBLIC AND PUBLISHED WORKS .......................................................................... 8 PART TWO ......................................................................................................................... 8 THE AUTHOR .................................................................................................................... 8 A. DEFINITION .................................................................................................................................... 8 I. In General ............................................................................................................................................ 8 II. Multiple Authors ................................................................................................................................ 8 III. Union of Authors .............................................................................................................................. 9 B. PRESUMPTION OF AUTHORSHIP ..................................................................................................... 9 I. Works on Which the Name of the Author is Given ............................................................................ 9 II. Works on Which the Name of the Author is Not Given .................................................................... 9 PART THREE ................................................................................................................... 10 INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS ............................................................................................. 10 A. RIGHTS OF THE AUTHOR .............................................................................................................. 10 I. In General .......................................................................................................................................... 10 II. Moral Rights .................................................................................................................................... 10 (1) Authority to Disclose the Work to the Public ...................................................................... 10 1 Parts I – III of the Law have been translated by Dr. Gül Okutan Nilsson (İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law, Parts IV to VI have been translated by Dr. Feyzan Hayal Şehirali Çelik (Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences). All rights of the authors are reserved. (2) The Authority to Designate the Name ................................................................................. 11 (3) Prohibition of Modification ................................................................................................. 11 (4) Rights of the Author against Persons Who Own or Possess a Work ................................... 11 III. Exercise of Rights ........................................................................................................................... 12 (a) In General ............................................................................................................................ 12 (b) Persons Entitled to Exercise Rights ..................................................................................... 12 IV. Economic Rights ............................................................................................................................ 13 (1) In General ............................................................................................................................ 13 (2) Types ................................................................................................................................... 13 (a) Right of Adaptation .................................................................................................................... 13 (b) Right of Reproduction ................................................................................................................ 13 (c) Right of Distribution ................................................................................................................... 14 (d) Right of Performance ................................................................................................................. 14 (e) Right to Communicate a Work to Public by Devices Enabling the Transmission of Signs, Sounds and/or Images. ..................................................................................................................... 14 (3) Terms ................................................................................................................................... 15 (a) In General ................................................................................................................................... 15 (b) Duration of Term of Protection .................................................................................................. 15 (c) Term of Protection for Translation Into Turkish ......................................................................... 16 (d) Term of Protection for Handicraft, Minor Works of Art, Photographic and Cinematographic Works ............................................................................................................................................... 16 B. LIMITATIONS ................................................................................................................................ 16 I. Due to Public Order .......................................................................................................................... 16 II. Due to Public Interest....................................................................................................................... 16 (1) Legislation and Court Decisions .......................................................................................... 16 (2) Speeches .............................................................................................................................. 16 (3) Freedom to Perform ............................................................................................................. 17 (4) Selected and Collected Works for Educational and Instructional Purposes ........................ 17 (5) Freedom of Quotation .......................................................................................................... 17 (6) Contents of Newspapers ...................................................................................................... 18 (7) News .................................................................................................................................... 18 III. Due to the Interest of Individuals ................................................................................................... 18 (1) Personal Use ........................................................................................................................ 18 (2) Right of Composers ............................................................................................................. 19 (3) Reproduction and Exhibition ............................................................................................... 19 (4) Principles Concerning the Use in and/or Communication in Public Premises of Works, Performances, Phonograms, Productions and Broadcasts ......................................................... 20 IV. Authorities Granted to the Government ......................................................................................... 22 (1) Creation of Collecting Societies .........................................................................................