tekijänoikeudellisen

Tekijänoikeudellinen is an adjective in Finnish that relates to copyright law and, more broadly, to intellectual property rights. In legal and public discourse it is used to describe matters governed by the Finnish Copyright Act (Tekijänoikeuslaki) and related legislation, including questions of ownership, licensing, and permissible use of works protected by copyright.

The term covers a wide range of creative works, such as literature, music, visual arts, film, software, and databases, as well as the rights and obligations connected to these works. Copyright grants exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, publicly perform or display, communicate to the public, and create adaptations, with license arrangements and possible limitations or exceptions. In addition to economic rights, Finland recognizes moral rights (tekijänoikeudelliset moraaliset oikeudet), which protect the personal connection between authors and their works. The concept is commonly encountered in contract drafting, licensing negotiations, and policy debates about access and reuse of copyrighted material.

Protection generally arises automatically upon creation and fixation in a tangible form, with no requirement for formal registration in Finland. The duration of copyright typically extends for the life of the author plus a substantial posthumous period (commonly life plus 70 years, with category-specific rules). The term “tekijänoikeudellinen” is therefore a descriptive label used in law, academia, media, and industry to discuss issues related to copyright and its application, rather than a standalone legal category.