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Since the invention of the printing press, copyrights have become an important issue
today. With the increase in the number of social media platforms and users, copyright
problems in the virtual environment are also increasing. With the development and spread
of social media, classical works have been moved to these platforms. In addition, unlike the
types of works included in the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works, content that is the
product of intellectual labor is also encountered on these platforms. Due to the interactive
nature of social media, these contents need to be evaluated in terms of copyright law.
Because sharing and reproduction activities on social media can be carried out instantly and
contents can be easily delivered to large audiences. In this study, intellectual property rights violations occurring on social media and legal cases that can be filed against these violations are examined.
In order to determine whether social media contents qualify as works, the concept of
work in the classical sense is first examined. In this context, it is evaluated whether
technological works and social media contents meet the criteria for being a work and being
included in one of the work types, according to the views in the doctrine. The study
concluded that social media contents can be protected as works if they meet the
aforementioned conditions. Because in Turkish Law, the work can be protected regardless
of the medium in which it is embodied. The scope of the study is limited to civil lawsuits
that may be filed as a result of intellectual property rights violations. The issue is clarified by judicial decisions regarding intellectual property rights violations on social media. |