Value Properties of Information

The purpose of the study. The article deals with the problems of civil circulation of information in connection with a noticeable increase in its volume. The author does not dispute the possibility of recognizing information as an object of civil rights and turns to the consideration of practical situations that to some extent undermine the authority of the dispositive method of civil law regulation. Due to the frequent cases of turnover of information that has no actual value, the author analyzes the system-forming features of information, considers the relationship between the concepts of "information" and "knowledge". The purpose of the study is to develop criteria that allow recognizing information as economically valuable and substantiating the possibility of information participation in civil circulation. Conclusions. As a result of the conducted research, the author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to supplement contractual structures devoted to the circulation of information with system-forming criteria, the observance of which should be formalized by imperative prescriptions. Such criteria, according to the author, should be objective usefulness and practical applicability. The article substantiates the expediency of fixing such criteria from the point of view of effective protection of subjective civil rights and ensuring the stability of civil turnover. The author's conviction is justified not only by the increased volume of information resources, but also by the general principles of civil legislation.