Ownership of copyright in works created in employment relationships: comparative study of the laws of colombia, germany and the united states of america
Great quantities of copyrighted works around the world are produced in the context of labor law Relationships. The ownership of these works has been regulated in different ways by the national laws of each country, and the only attempt of legal harmonization has been found in the European Community...
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00004071032016-04-13Ownership of copyright in works created in employment relationships: comparative study of the laws of colombia, germany and the united states of americaHerrera Díaz, Jose Robertocopyrighted WorksSoftwareThe sovereignty and territoriality principlesownership of economic rightsGreat quantities of copyrighted works around the world are produced in the context of labor law Relationships. The ownership of these works has been regulated in different ways by the national laws of each country, and the only attempt of legal harmonization has been found in the European Community regarding computer programs created in the course of employment. The sovereignty and territoriality principles by with each country can enact its own laws in its territory to rule on the ownership question has been applied by countries. As an example, Germany and United States have regulated the subject in their respective national copyright laws. Nonetheless, there are similarities and differences in the ways that these two countries regulate the ownership of economic rights. In other countries, such as Colombia, lawmaker have established a legal rule regarding the ownership of moral rights in copyrighted works, but does not define a clear rule on the important issue of the economic rights in such works. This ambiguity has caused legal uncertainty, raising the question as to whether these types of rights belong to employees, private contractors, freelancers or employers. Taking into account the current issues that can arise in works created in employment relationships, this paper will make a comparative study of the laws of Colombia, Germany and the United States of America.Universidad Externado de Colombia2010text (article)application/pdfhttp://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3647669(Revista) ISSN 1657-1959Revista la propiedad inmaterial, ISSN 1657-1959, Nº. 14, 2010, pags. 91-139engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: http://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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Great quantities of copyrighted works around the world are produced in the context
of labor law Relationships. The ownership of these works has been regulated in
different ways by the national laws of each country, and the only attempt of legal
harmonization has been found in the European Community regarding computer
programs created in the course of employment. The sovereignty and territoriality
principles by with each country can enact its own laws in its territory to rule on
the ownership question has been applied by countries. As an example, Germany
and United States have regulated the subject in their respective national copyright
laws. Nonetheless, there are similarities and differences in the ways that these
two countries regulate the ownership of economic rights. In other countries,
such as Colombia, lawmaker have established a legal rule regarding the ownership
of moral rights in copyrighted works, but does not define a clear rule on the
important issue of the economic rights in such works. This ambiguity has caused
legal uncertainty, raising the question as to whether these types of rights belong
to employees, private contractors, freelancers or employers. Taking into account
the current issues that can arise in works created in employment relationships,
this paper will make a comparative study of the laws of Colombia, Germany and
the United States of America.
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Ownership of copyright in works created in employment relationships: comparative study of the laws of colombia, germany and the united states of america
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Ownership of copyright in works created in employment relationships: comparative study of the laws of colombia, germany and the united states of america
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