Copyright Agency (Azerbaijan)

The Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Müəllif Hüquqları Agentliyi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of activities related to protection of copyrights and intellectual property in Azerbaijan Republic. The committee is headed by Kamran Imanov.[1][2][3]

Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan Republic
Azərbaycan Respublikası Müəllif Hüquqları Agentliyi
Coat of Arms of Azerbaijan
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 10, 1993
Headquarters40 U. Hajibeyov Street, Government House, 1st floor, Baku, Azerbaijan Republic AZ1000
Agency executive
Websitewww.copag.gov.az

History and structure

The Copyright Agency was established by the Presidential Decree on September 10, 1993.[4] The main functions of the agency are creation of favorable legal conditions for potential people seeking to make contributions to scientific research in the country, literature and art; protection of copyright, related to the intellectual property and conducting state policy in field of the international cultural exchange; representation of Azerbaijan in international events, encouraging cooperation with similar agencies abroad; state registration of scientific, cultural and art works, etc.[5] Azerbaijan enacted Law on Copyright and Related Rights in 1996.[6]

Azerbaijan is a member of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a party to the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, and the Geneva Phonograms Convention.[6]

The agency was given the duty of protecting the folklore of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev.

In 2017 the head of agency stated that compared to 2005 figures, internet piracy level reduced from 61% to 29%.[7]

All registered intellectual property can be found in the registry of the company. Nowadays 11.500 items were registered as intellectual property.[8]

Activity of Agency

Core article:Intellectual Property Law in Azerbaijan

The activity of agency is strictly consistent with the Constitution of Azerbaijan, orders of President and cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan Republic, duties derived from international agreement in terms of copyright security and intellectual property.

Aims of agency:

  •  Make a foundation to motivate creations in art, science, literature spheres
  •  Secure of copyright, intellectual property laws
  •  Ensure the state policy in terms of cultural exchange at the international level

Duties of Agency
  • Ensure that government's policy for copyright laws are conducted
  • Making the proposals for copyright laws’ improvements and presentation of proposals for consideration in appropriate government entities[9]
  • Controlling the obedience of existing copyright laws
  • Representing Azerbaijan in international organizations in the copyright security sphere
  • Ensuring the state registration of scientific, art, cultural works[10]
  • Implementation of state policy and guidance in the field of protection of topology's internal circuits
  • Making the proposals for topology's internal circuit's improvements and presentation of proposals for consideration in appropriate government entities
  • Representing Azerbaijan in international organizations in topology circuit's security sphere[11]
  • Governmental registration of all topology circuits
  • Governmental copyright protection of cultural, folklore citations and aphorisms[12]
  • Making the proposals for folklore/cultural copyright laws’ improvements and presentation of proposals for consideration in appropriate government entities
  • Representing the Azerbaijan Republic on the international level in folklore copyright security organizations
  • Protection and representation of national interests in case of violation of folklore copyright laws
  • Governmental registration of copyright law's transfer agreement
  • Registration of databases which are protected by copyright laws and other types of securities[13]
  • Representing Azerbaijan in international organizations in the database security sphere
  • Implementation of state policy and guidance in the field of protection of databases

Authority of agency
  • Making the proposals for copyright laws’ improvements and presentation of proposals for consideration in appropriate government entities[14]
  • Represent the Minister's Cabinet in official statements linked to copyright security
  • Giving the binding orders, explanations to relevant entities linked to copyright security[14]
  • Monitor governmental statements in the copyright security sphere
  • Demand the suspension of illegal activity endangering the intellectual/copyright property[14]
  • Demand the inspection of required documents which indicates possession of the intellectual property
  • Take a specimen of material carriers for the purpose of Its legal release for the final consumers
  • In the case of copyright law's violation demand the elimination of distribution of illegal instances (copies) of the product[14]
  • Demand the list of actions that are intended to secure the illegal distribution from the intellectual property owner
  • According to regulatory documents to raise claims in courts in order to apply economic sanctions
  • Resolve the disagreements and manage the ownership rights between the authors and holders of related rights
  • Give licenses to organizations and physical entities for relevant purposes, determine the size of the fee, rules of issuing the fee, revoke the license if the current agreement is violated[14]
  • Engage in informational, advertising and print activities in Azerbaijan and foreign countries, establish the mass media.[14]

Organizational structure

Structure of the agency consists of 4 departments. The head of the Agency is a chairman who is personally carrying the responsibility for duties which are linked to his span of duties. Agency is financed by the government.

See also

References
  1. "Directory of Intellectual Property Offices". WIPO. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  2. "Global ICT Conference : 25-28, November, 2004 : Baku, Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  3. "Doing Business in Azerbaijan 2005" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Azerbaijan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-02-07. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  4. "Azərbaycan Respublikası Xarici İşlər Nazirliyi. Təhsil və mədəniyyət" [Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Republic]. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  5. "Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan". Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  6. "Azerbaijan". Eastern Michigan University. Archived from the original on 2007-03-04. Retrieved 2007-04-15.
  7. 1news. "В Азербайджане понизился уровень пиратства". www.1news.az. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  8. "Агентство по авторским правам Азербайджана зарегистрировало более 11 500 произведений (ФОТО)". Trend.Az (in Russian). 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  9. "WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  10. "WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  11. "WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  12. "WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  13. "WIPOLex". wipolex.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
  14. "Агентство по авторским правам Азербайджанской Республики". www.azerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
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