Article 14. Protection of copyright
On legal protection of computer programmes and databases (1060-XII-son) · Date: 06.05.1994 · In force
The author of a computer programme or data base and other right holders shall have the right to demand:
recognition of rights;
restoration of the situation that existed before the violation of the right and cessation of actions that violate the right or threaten to violate it;
compensation for damages caused, which shall include the amount of income unlawfully received by the infringer;
payment of compensation in lieu of damages by the infringer who makes a profit, in an amount to be determined at the discretion of the relevant court, ranging from twenty times to one thousand times the amount of the basic calculation unit;
taking other measures provided for by legislative acts related to the protection of their rights.
The author of a computer programme or database and other right holders may apply to the appropriate court for protection of their rights.
The court may order the confiscation of copies of a computer programme or database produced in violation of copyright and their destruction. Materials and equipment used for reproduction of such copies of a computer programme or database may, by court decision, be transferred to the budget or to the plaintiff at his request as compensation for damages.
