Topical issues of law, economic and management
- Authors:
- Anastasiia A. Belova, Tigran T. Aliev
- Work direction:
- Гражданский и арбитражный процесс
- Abstract:
- The article is devoted to the study of legal conflicts arising in the context of judicial protection of exclusive rights to digital assets. The author analyses the peculiarities of qualification of such objects as cryptocurrencies, big data, 3D models and virtual game property, based on Russian and foreign judicial practice. The case of VKontakte v Double Data (2021) is considered, demonstrating the contradictions between the extraterritoriality of digital assets and the territoriality of jurisdictions. Particular attention is paid to the problem of distinguishing digital assets from intellectual property, as well as the dual status of virtual property. Finally, a classification of digital assets into three categories is proposed: protected intellectual property, virtual gaming property and crypto-assets. It emphasises the need to adapt legal norms to digital realities while maintaining a balance between innovation and protection of rights holders.
- Keywords:
- big data, cryptocurrencies, digital assets, judicial protection, copyright, exclusive rights, 3D models, virtual property, legal conflicts
Topical issues of law, economic and management