TMCnet News
Around 90% of audio and video materials, software are counterfeit in Bishkek - Kyrgyzpatent [AKIpress News Agency (Kyrgyz Republic)](AKIpress News Agency (Kyrgyz Republic) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) More than 90% of audio and video materials and software are counterfeit in Bishkek, vice chairman of State Service for Intellectual Property and Innovations Zina Isabaeva said on April 9. "We have signed Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) in 1998 when we joined the WTO. According to the document, Kyrgyzstan is obliged to protect rights of authors. Unfortunately, many people refer on high prices of original production. On the other hand, intellectual property should be more consumer grade," Zina Isabaeva noticed. Kyrgyzpatent is not a law enforcement agency; it evaluates quality of intellectual creations, collects and allocates royalty fees, and appears in court for authors. (c) 2013 News Agency ???press - Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |