The role and challenges of collective management organizations in copyright protection

The article examines the issues of copyright and its protection in the context of the activities of collective management organizations in Georgia. The author emphasizes the importance of legal mechanisms that promote the protection of intellectual property, especially in the context of the growing threat of violation of authors' rights in the Internet age. The article provides a comparative analysis of the activities of collective management organizations in Georgia and abroad, examines the historical background of their creation, goals and objectives. The main attention is paid to legislative and practical gaps in copyright protection, as well as ways to eliminate them. The author concludes that it is necessary to improve legal mechanisms and strengthen copyright protection in Georgia.