In today's world, many works are being created in digital
environment as a result of the rapidly developing technology and
legal disputes related to these works are emerging each passing
day. For the resolution of these legal disputes, it is crucial to
determine whether these digital works are within the scope of the
relevant Act and to determine the rights and authorities of the
authors. In the following paragraphs, the rights on computer
programs within the scope of Intellectual Law will be
discussed.
Under Turkish Law, computer programs are considered as
"work" within the scope of Act on Intellectual and
Artistic Works ("The Act")1 numbered 5846 and included in the
category of scientific and literary works under Article 2 of the
Act. The moral and financial rights on the computer programs which
are regulated under third part of the Act will be examined in
detail hereupon.
