Buratino’ Case as a Manifestation of Anthropocentrism of Intellectual Property Law

Abstract

The article examines certain manifestations of anthropocentrism in intellectual property (IP) law from the standpoint of the general theory of authorship, including in connection with the development of neuro-information technologies.
The article traces the paradoxical nature of the dominant ideas about the intangible nature of IP objects and concludes that they combine the information nature and the creative principle inherent only in human activity. It substantiates the attribution of authorship rights (In a broad sense) to human rights. Author's creativity is analyzed as an activity motivated by intangible (moral) and material (property) interests inherent only to humans. The following classification of IP rights is proposed: a) authors’ rights (In relation to works, inventions, industrial designs, selection achievements, etc.), b) performers’ rights (In relation to the results of performing activities), c) producer or entrepreneurial rights (In relation to audiovisual works, phonograms, databases, broadcasting of television and radio companies, means of individualization, works made public after their transition to the public domain, etc.).