Application of the Federal Law No. 149-FZ as of 27.07.2006 on Information, Information Technologies, and Information Protection to the legal relations concerning computer programs, databases, and websites
The study discusses the admissibility of applying legal regulations to the results of intellectual activities protected by law. The research analyzes the main laws and regulations in this field as well as the possibility of their integrated use. The paper examines the legal relations with major high-tech facilities, including computer programs, databases, and websites. The research reveals the specific nature of the Federal Law No. 149-FZ as of 27.07.2006 on Information, Information Technologies, and Information Protection in the context of civil and legal relations with the main objects of intellectual property. The author concludes that it is necessary to adjust the main sources of information law when establishing the relationship with the current law. During the adjustment, one should focus on reducing the legislative impact on information resources. It will lead to the adaptation of the legal standards to the modern challenges and the balance between different actors of innovation field. Besides, it is necessary to optimize special regulations of information turnover, including the regulations on personal data and trade secrets, while eliminating the differences in the perception of information as an object of law.