Copyright Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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The Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan
Cabinet of Azerbaijan
The Cabinet of Azerbaijan is the chief executive body of the Republic of Azerbaijan.-The Executive Power:The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state....

 in charge of regulation of activities related to protection of copyrights and intellectual property in Azerbaijan Republic. The committee is headed by Kamran Imanov
Kamran Imanov
Kamran Imanov Sultan oglu is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Director of State Procurement Agency of Azerbaijan Republic.-Ealy life:Imanov has graduated with a Master's degree in Information Technology and is a PhD of Management...

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History and structure

The Copyright Agency was established by the Presidential
President of Azerbaijan
The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...

 Decree on September 10, 1993.
The main functions of the agency are creation of favorable legal conditions for potential people seeking to make contributions to scientific reseacrh 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. Azerbaijan enacted Law on Copyright and Related Rights
Copyright law in Azerbaijan
Copyright Law in Azerbaijan governs copyright in Azerbaijan. It was enacted as Law on Copyright and Related Rights on June 5, 1996.A work is protected for 50 years pma, or from the date of disclosure for anonymous or pseudonymous works. Performer's property rights are protected for 50 years from...

 in 1996.

Azerbaijan is a member of World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....

 (WIPO), a party to the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, or WIPO Convention, was signed at Stockholm, Sweden, on July 14, 1967 and entered into force on April 26, 1970. As its name suggests, it established the World Intellectual Property Organization . WIPO Convention has 184...

, the Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland in 1886.- Content :...

, and the Geneva Phonograms Convention.

The agency was given the duty of protecting the folklore of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Aliyev
Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...

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