Architectural and Engineering Projects as Copyright and Related Rights in Russia and Italy

Architectural objects that have not only a functional purpose, but can also be recognized as the results of creativity, are built on the basis of architectural and engineering projects developed by architects and other specialists. In Russia and Italy, architectural projects are considered as one of the forms of expression of architectural works and are protected by copyright. The issue of recognizing engineering projects as protected works is not straightforward. The article refl ects the results of a comparative analysis of the legislative acts of Russia and Italy concerning architecture, examines the legal possibilities of recognizing engineering projects as protected results in Russia and Italy. Unlike Italy, in accordance with the legislation of which engineering projects are also protected by the Institute of related rights, in Russia, in each disputed case, the court evaluates the existence of a creative component of such objects in order to confi rm their copyright protection or compliance with the conditions of patentability of solutions that are registered as objects of patent law. At the same time, it is concluded that it is inappropriate to extend the institute of related rights to engineering facilities in Russia at the present time.

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