What is copyright? What can be copyrighted?

Copyright is a collective term that means the specific right of an individual to the result of his/her intellectual / creative activity. The items that can be copyrighted are as follows: 1) literary and written works (books, brochures, articles, etc.); 2) speeches, lectures, oral works, etc.; 3) computer programs (this item is quite specific and…

Offshore

The Section of the Memos „Offhore“  is published in Ukrainian and Russian because it would be slightly interesting for our foreign clients. However, we are ready to consult you and help with international companies and structuring of your business activity.

Family lawyer Ukraine

This section of Zilver web-site would be useful for Ukrainian in their family cases, such as divorce, alimony (child support), division of spouse’s property, paternity etc. The family cases where one of the party is not Ukrainian have special regulations (including international) and are subject of other Memos of our web-site (please find them in…

Crimea / Donetsk / Luhansk special zones

Special regulations for Crimea / Donetsk / Luhansk regions With regard to enforced by Ukraine special regulations for Crimea, Donets and Luhansk oblast, we issued several recommendations for Ukrainians. Such recommendations are hardly possible to be useful for non-residents of Ukraine, therefore we do not publish them in English or German. The main point foreign…

Violation of 365 days currency exchange rules in Ukraine

With the entry into force of the Law of Ukraine “On Currency and Exchange Transactions”, the procedure for effecting settlements on import / export transactions has changed significantly. Thus, according to the aforementioned law, the income of residents in foreign currency shall be placed to their accounts within 365 calendar days from the date of…

Legal issues of how IT-freelancers work in Ukraine

This memo describes only the activity of a freelancer in Ukraine, who works independently, i.e. finds the job through the Internet, performs it independently and delivers it to the customer via the Internet.   Registration as an entrepreneur An individual (private) entrepreneur is the most profitable and widespread form of work of freelancers. The registration…