PROBLEMS OF LEGAL REGULATION COMPLIANCE WITH INFORMATION RIGHTS ON THE INTERNET

Abstract

The fact is ascertained that the emergence of Internet as a specific net caused appearance a new group of rights related to their use of the Internet, which requires both scientific justification and legal regulation of these relations. The article notes that there is no proper mechanism to protect information rights of citizens against unlawful acts of third parties, and information and cyber security can not only be regulated at national or European level, this requires international standards and regulations. It is emphasized that the improvement of software of major public institutions, organizations and businesses to prevent threats to information is necessary. А new type of threats related to the Internet, such as risks relating to the protection of copyright on the Internet that require adequate response of the state were determined. The fact is ascertained that there is a need of adopting legislation on blocking and filtering illegal content on the Internet relating to children’s rights, fighting terrorism, and so on. It is established that there is a need to create favorable conditions for conducting the ICT-business in Ukraine, with legislation governing these relations. Due to the fact that in Ukraine there are obstacles on the widespread use of the Internet: the low coverage, the low level of media literacy, the idea of the need to improve media literacy, professional standards of journalism online, continuing reforms on transparency property, preventing concentration in media markets and independence of the editorial policy of the media from the impact of political and financial groups are supported.