Lecture
In essence, all the ways in which works may be used by authors are set out in Article 16 «Economic rights»:
The author has the right to carry out or to authorise the following acts:
to reproduce the work (the right of reproduction);
to distribute copies of the work by any means: to sell them, to rent them out and so forth (the right of distribution);
to import copies of the work for the purpose of distribution, including copies made with the authorisation of the holder of the exclusive copyright (the right of importation);
to display the work publicly (the right of public display);
to perform the work publicly (the right of public performance);
to communicate the work (including its display, performance or broadcast) to the public by broadcasting and (or) by subsequent broadcasting (the right of broadcasting);
to communicate the work (including its display, performance or broadcast) to the public by cable, by wire or by other similar means (the right of communication to the public by cable);
to translate the work (the right of translation);
to revise, arrange or otherwise adapt the work (the right of adaptation);
to communicate the work in such a way that any person may access it interactively from any place and at any time of their own choosing (the right of making available to the public). (20 July 2004, No. 72-FZ)
The author may also transfer exclusive or non-exclusive economic rights to other persons under a copyright contract.
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