Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Violation Of The Law On Copyright And Related Rights Compensated In

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Violation Of The Law On Copyright And Related Rights Compensated In

    VIOLATION OF THE LAW ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS COMPENSATED IN ARMENIA FOR THE FIRST TIME

    ARMENPRESS
    APRIL 29, 2010
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, APRIL 29, ARMENPRESS: Violation of RA Law on Copyright and
    Related Rights is compensated in Armenia for the first time. two shops
    came to an agreement with Microsoft after negotiations and paid to the
    company 5 million USD as a compensation for selling not licensed discs,
    Narine Lazarian, expert of the 'Business Software Alliance' (BSA)
    international organization, Microsoft's representative for copyright
    and legal interests, said at a press conference today. She informed
    that BSA held checking February in 10 shops of the central district
    of Yerevan in association with RA Police, department of fighting
    against organized crime. 4 of the shops were selling computers, and
    six of them- discs. The aim of the checking was making clear whether
    those trade organizations were selling licensed products or not.

    According to Narine Lazarian, Microsoft always settles issues
    with companies through negotiations and only after the failure in
    the process of negotiations, Microsoft applies to the police for
    gathering proves.

    Microsoft has filed 24 applications, which refer to not only discs
    selling shops or computers, but also middle-sized and large-scale
    enterprises operating in Armenia, which use software by Microsoft. 3
    criminal cases were evoked against disc selling shops located in the
    center of Yerevan: Microsoft did not manage to reach an agreement
    with these companies.

    Narine Lazarian informed that the total amount of the incurred loss
    from 6 discs shops of Armenia is assessed 33.1 million AMD (86.000
    USD). She says in addition to the 5000 USD, the company has already
    received, the other issues will be settled through legal proceedings.

    The expert did not mention the names of the shops, as the cases are
    still under preliminary investigation.

    Narine Lazarian says in order to prevent such cases and call the
    trespassers to account, it is better to adopt the bill, currently
    under discussion at the National Assembly, which is initiated by Karen
    Vardanyan, ARF faction member. The bill is aimed at safeguarding the
    rights of authors, performers, filmmakers, software and database
    developers for their creations in the spheres of culture, art,
    science, as well as protecting the interests of consumers and ensuring
    competitive conditions for entrepreneurs.
Working...
X