Problems in determining substantive law norms to protect museum objects and collections as intellectual property

The importance of the research is conditioned by the ongoing commercialization and expansion of masterpiece and museum objects use limits, as well as museum collections in the context of ensuring the rights and legitimate interests of museums as corresponding intellectual property objects’ right holders. This predetermined the study of museums’ participation peculiarities in civil legal relations taking into account the legal regime of museum objects and museum collections as the purpose of this research. The tasks include the establishment of the museum’s civil legal status as a relevant legal relations subject, civil turnover characterization of museum objects and museum collections and their legal regulation sources, current legislation norms’ application practice analysis on the use of museum objects. The theoretical basis of the research is provided by civilization science representatives’ works of recent years, the subject of which affects public relations connected with the museum objects and museum collections protection as intellectual property objects. The normative basis is formed by the legislation provisions on culture, museum legislation, legislation on intellectual property. The empirical basis is the materials of court cases on disputes on the museum objects use and collections for commercial purposes.