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Trainee Lawyer Selin BİRDAL | ABSTRACT: Since there is no specific law governing employees in air transport operations—which are excluded from the scope of the Labor Law—such employees are subject to the general law, the Turkish Code of Obligations. Because workers who are part of the flight crew—such as pilots, flight attendants, and cabin crew members—do not fall within the scope of the Labor Law… Read Mo

The Internet—a medium that enables the rapid and low-cost dissemination of data—is an abbreviation of the term "Interconnected Networks." Making the Internet available to individuals and the subsequent expansion of the service bring the issue of Internet freedom to the forefront. Online broadcasting entails the free expression and dissemination of news, thoughts, and opinions; [providing] international… to news, thoughts, and opinions… Read More

It is observed that the concept of "enterprise" is not explicitly included in Labor Law No. 4857[1].[2] To determine the nature of the concept of an enterprise, it is first necessary to establish the definition of a "workplace" as set forth in Article 2, Paragraph 1. Specifically: "A natural person working based on an employment contract is a worker; a natural or legal person—or an institution or organization without legal personality—that employs a worker is an employer; and

Today, the broadcasting of audiovisual productions in various countries and their reach to vast audiences via digital platforms have heightened the importance of copyright entitlements arising abroad for actors. The performances of performing artists are utilized beyond national borders; such usage generates entitlements within the framework of the copyright legislation of the respective countries. Managing copyright claims abroad—due to each country's unique legal regulation

One of the issues frequently confused in practice is whether ideas, in and of themselves, qualify for protection under the Law. Unless an idea is embodied in a tangible medium by its creator, it does not receive protection simply by virtue of being an idea. Pursuant to Article 1/B of the Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works (Law No. 5846), an intellectual or artistic product must possess two elements to be considered a "work" within the scope of this Law. Of these… Read Mo

The term NFT stands for "Non-Fungible Token." NFTs are crypto-assets consisting of code sequences recorded on blockchain systems via smart contracts. NFTs should not be confused with cryptocurrencies; while cryptocurrencies are fungible assets, NFTs are unique, non-fungible assets. So, is every NFT a work of art? The concept of NFT… Read More