ON LEGAL LIABILITY AND COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR THE WORKS OF SCIENCE
In this article an analysis of the legal regulations of relations arising from the creation of various works of science is performed. The issues of legal, moral and ethical responsibility for violating the exclusive rights to a work of science are studied. The concepts of “plagiarism”, “improper derivation”, “self-plagiarism” as legal, moral and ethical categories are investigated. A proposition regarding the advisability of conducting scientific discussions regarding the essence of a work of science as a subject of protection and plagiarism in order to develop common approaches to the formation of law enforcement practice in assessing the scientific viability of works of science and their creators is made. Such discussions are quite appropriate within scientific periodicals, research-to-practice conferences, symposia and round tables. Ethical standards should not contradict the rights protected by federal laws and the legitimate interests of creators. Violation of moral and ethical standards of copyright in works of science is the basis only for moral, but not for administrative, civil or disciplinary liability.