Pursuant to the Berne Convention, the following key requirements are mandatory for copyright registration authorities (a full list of requirements is available from authorised regional operators):
The "MARIS DD" depository provides an online link to the deposited work with open access to this information (via the internet through a dedicated server repository), which allows any reasonable public need to become acquainted with the declared copyright object to be satisfied.
The "MARIS DD" depository ensures publication of the copyrighted work in Russia and one friendly country within 2 days of initial application approval. In accordance with the requirements of the Berne Convention, for purposes of international recognition — a work is deemed to have been published simultaneously in several countries if it was published in two or more countries within thirty days of its first publication.
The "MARIS DD" depository concludes public agreements with authors and accepts applications in which authors confirm their authorization to transfer the work to the depository for the purposes of registration.
Protection Of The Intellectual Property Using Copyright Registration Service.
The primary guarantee in copyright protection is not the author’s declaration of having created a work. Since this can be done at virtually no cost — when an author sends their created work in a sealed envelope via any postal service to their own address. This is known as the “poor man’s copyright.”
Neither international nor domestic copyright law contains provisions regarding this type of protection, and it cannot serve as a substitute for official rights registration — particularly in disputed cases.
In the event of copyright infringement, the key task in enforcement will be ensuring proper documentary evidence acceptable to government authorities and credit institutions (including in connection with royalty payments) — with respect to establishing authorship, ownership of exclusive rights, priority date, and other legally significant circumstances bearing evidentiary value in relation to the created intellectual property objects.
How it works?
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Step 1. Application
1. Choose and fill out the application form (please contact the regional office for consultations)
2. Upload the file of your copyright work
3. Make payment
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Step 2. Verification
1. Formal check and verification of applied data
2. Amendments to application (if applicable)
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Step 3. Registration and issue of certificate
1. Registration with the Depository
2. Electronic certificate sent by email
3. Paper certificate sent by postal mail (optional)