The restrictions of the freedom of information during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the issues of restrictions on the freedom of information that has arisen under the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Another goal of the paper is identifying ways to protect such rights or to indicate which amendments to the law might be of use. The research methodology is based on general and special scientific methods, in particular: analytical, comparative-legal, systemic, and structural. The structure of the work includes: the review of international and Ukrainian legislation related to the freedom of information; the possibilities of its restriction; possible ways to enabling safe and secure management of the freedom of information during the coronacrisis. An analysis of international experience was carried out, as well as aspects of the protection of civil liberties such as freedom of speech, the right of peaceful assembly, etc. Several problematic issues were identified. Although, the general results of the study can be interpreted as alarming trends in the field of human rights and civil liberties. Particularly, it is multiple violations of the freedom of information all around the world under quarantine restrictions.

Peculiarities of protection of personal non-property intellectual rights on the internet

“…The copyright protection measures proposed by scholars differ among themselves only taking into account the features of the Internet and the means by which copyright infringement occurs. However, the majority of scholars point out that, regardless of the chosen method copyright protection, even at the stage of creating one's own object, the author must follow at least one fairly simple recommendation: to not publish the created object until the copyright registration, because in case of violation of such a right, the process of its restoration will be more difficult and time-consuming (Kalitenko et al, 2021).…”

Peculiarities of personal data protection according to European and Ukrainian legislation

“…According to the reports of the European Data Protection Board, the greatest threat to individual freedom and dignity stems from the excessive information capacity of certain companies or controllers and the ecosystem of trackers and targets who are able to collect and use personal information (Kalitenko et al, 2021). Just three months before the GDPR became completely coercive, the misuse of personal data became the main news and the subject of official investigations not only in the European Parliament but also internationally.…”