The Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (FSEK) regulates the rights that authors have over their works and the lawsuits they can file in case these rights are violated. In this article, we will talk in detail about the rights the author has within the scope of FSEK and the lawsuits he can file.

Rights of the Author

According to FSEK, the owner of the work has a number of rights such as reproduction of his work, presentation to the public, representation, adaptation, protection of his name and moral rights on the work. The financial rights of the author are rights related to the potential of his work to generate financial gain. These are the right to reproduction, the right to make available to the public, the right to represent and the right to adapt. Moral rights of the author are rights that protect his personal connection with the work. These are the right to preservation of the name, the right to integrity and the right not to change.

Lawsuits That the Author Can File

The main lawsuits that the author can file within the scope of FSEK are as follows:

Case for Refusal of Infringement: It is a case in which the owner of the work demands that, if his work is unlawfully reproduced, presented to the public, represented or adapted, these actions should be stopped and his work should be used in accordance with the law.
Case for Prohibition of Infringement: It is a case in which the owner of the work requests the prevention of these actions in cases where there is a possibility of his work being unlawfully reproduced, presented to the public, represented or adapted.
Compensation Case: It is a case in which the owner of the work demands compensation for the material and moral damages suffered due to the unlawful use of his work.
Case for Determination of Ownership of Work: In cases where it is unclear or disputed who created the work, it is a lawsuit filed by the owner of the work to establish that the ownership of the work belongs to him.
Name Registration Case: It is a case in which the owner of the work requests the name of his work to be registered and the registered name to be protected.

6. Moral Rights Infringement Case: It is a case in which the author of the work demands that, in case his moral rights are violated, this violation be stopped and moral compensation be paid.