The Problem of Unprotected Content of Scientific Work, Do We Need a “Copyright” on Ideas?

Abstract

A legal view of authorship in science is given. A work of science is considered as an object of copyright, the problem of its content unprotected by copyright is raised, and the concepts of authorship and plagiarism are defined and explained. In addition, attention is paid to the proposals expressed in the literature on ensuring the protection of the content of scientific work, and the historical experience of developing draft laws on scientific property is analyzed. In summary, the author formulates several conclusions regarding the advisability of providing legal protection to the elements of the content of scientific works and the nature of relevant rights.