Los desafíos del derecho de autor para la protección de obras musicales en Colombia

Abstract

This paper intends to carry out a descriptive analysis of the challenges that copyright faces against the effective protection of musical works in Colombia. According to the evidenced results, it is appreciated that in the country there is a commitment for the defense of copyright, both in the patrimonial and moral dimension; However, Colombian legislation has had a slow process of adaptation and updating. Since Law 23 of 1982, we sought to protect this kind of rights; However, only in the year 2018, with the issuance of the 1915 law an update is achieved where aspects related to communication, reproduction and distribution in digital media are introduced, which allowed dealing with crimes such as piracy and Internet plagiarism.

Among the viable alternatives to achieve the protection of the copyright of the music industry in the current context, it is found that resorting to a collective management association of copyright, such as Sayco, is an effective practice, especially for defense and protection of the economic rights of a work since these allow harmonizing relations with the different links of the productive chain of the music industry.