the analyses of one verdict on copyright: the concept of work and its economic rights infringement

case law and doctrine are, no¬ doubt, of immune importance and impact in developing law in every country, especially where they complete each other. yet, in iran they are often not used as a complement to each other particularly in the field of copyright. this paper seeks to connect these two. to this end, it will review judgments given by the ahwaz ordinary public court and the appeal court of the khuzestan province. the facts of the case and the judgments will be explained first. then arguments of the parties and the responses given by the courts and their judgments will be evaluated in the light of the copyright principles.