Protection of copyright and related rights on the Internet: problems and prospects

On October 16-17, 2019, a two-day subregional seminar on the topic “Protection of copyright and related rights on the Internet: problems and prospects” was held in the city of Nur Sultan.

The purpose of the seminar is to discuss the protection of copyright and related rights on the Internet, as well as familiarize with the experience of other countries in this field.

The seminar was attended by representatives of government bodies, international experts in the field of intellectual property of WIPO, Great Britain, Germany, France, the USA, Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.

In her welcoming speech, Deputy Minister of Justice Akerke Akhmetova noted the importance of this event.

“I believe that the dialogue platform, organized with the assistance of the World Intellectual Property Organization, will help to find solutions to protect rights, to develop proposals for further improvement of legislation,” she said.

The two-day seminar addressed issues such as Internet piracy, legal frameworks and civil remedies for copyright and related rights in the digital environment, modern jurisprudence in the field of copyright protection, voluntary measures to ensure respect for copyrights, responsibility of Internet intermediaries and others.
The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Justice in conjunction with WIPO.