Grigoriants G. Piracy as an offense of copyright and related rights on the Internet.

The dissertation is devoted to the investigation of piracy as an offense of copyright and related rights on the Internet. The concept, features and nature of piracy were defined, the causes of emergence of the modem type of piracy (IT piracy) were analyzed. The main types of piracy were highlighted, the correlation of piracy and counterfeiting were analyzed and the main distinguishing features of these offenses were defined. The effect of information society on the emergence and spread of piracy on the Internet was researched. For the first time at the level of dissertation research specific features and the concept of piracy on the Internet were detennined. The activities of pirate parties and movements were analyzed, main tasks and functions of their activity were highlighted. The attitude to piracy on the Internet by the society was revealed. The basic methods of defense and protection of copyright and related rights from piracy on the Internet were defined. The experience of foreign countries in the sphere of defense of objects of copyright and related rights from piracy on the Internet was analyzed. The ways of harmonization of interests of creators and (or) right holders with the interests of the society and the state were examined. The ways of improvement of the legislation on protection of objects of copyright and related rights on the Internet were introduced.