Review of the article. Full version available in the Belarusian part of the journal:

The article familiarizes the reader with the realm of intellectual property rights, comprises the classification of the latter, based on the legislation of the Republic of Belarus. The author traces the alterations, which the Internet has already introduced to the sphere of intellectual property rights, highlighting the exclusive right of an author to reproduce and replicate his works. The overall conclusion one can derive from the article is that the legislation in the sphere of intellectual property rights fails to keep pace with rapid developments of Internet technologies.

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Hanna Žarabcova (born in 1983, Buda-Kašalova) — Bachelor of law, 5th year student of Economic Law at the Faculty of Law of Belarusian State University. Legal interests comprise civil, labour, finance law, legal aspects of economic activities.