Avtorska pravica kot instrument zaščite arhitekturnih del
Copyright as an instrument of protection of architectural works

Summary/Abstract: Copyright protection of architectural works is undoubtedly one of the relatively vaguely discussed topics, especially within the Slovene legal theory. The scarce sources, which mostly handle this matter rather fragmentary, baffle even jurists.. Yet they are the ones who suffer the consequences of a rather indistinct regulation of the copyright protection of architectural works. The later is rather specific, compared to other categories of artistic works. Some important rights, which writers, painters, composers and other authors take for granted, are denied to the architect. The criteria for the qualification of a work as a work of art are also stricter for architectural works. The following discussion aims to explain the essential characteristics of copyright as an instrument of protection of architectural works and most significant rights of architects in a clear and comprehendible manner, even for non-jurists. Special attention will be devoted to issues like which criteria the work must fulfill to obtain copyright protection, what are the architects’ legal means in case of copyright infringement and what is the nature of the relationship between the architect and the client as the (mostly) economically stronger party.

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