National efforts to discourage piracy of and improve collection of royalties from cultural intellectual property


When
2016
Who
National collective management organization under the supervision of the ministry of law and human rights
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Description of the policy/measure

One of the key features of this new law was the introduction of the collective management organization (cmo), which were meant:to improve transparency in the current system of collecting and managing royalties;to ensure copyright protection of artists’ works;to ensure proper credit for artists with regard to name recognition and financial/royalty payment from the commercial use of their creations/ products; andto mitigate the impact of wrongful use of creations, including but not limited to plagiarism. the cmos work as subordinates of the national collective management organization (ncmo), which is under the supervision of the ministry of law and human rights. the ncmo regulates the commercial use of music in:public spaces, including karaoke, cafes, restaurants, and night clubs;public broadcasts, including live performances, radios, and televisions;reproductions, including cds, cassettes, vinyls, and photocopies; andonline distribution.

Results achieved

Specific expected results were not available at the time of writing this report.

Financial resources allocated to the policy

State budget, although exact numbers are not yet available since the institution was only recently established.