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AZERBAIJAN'S COPYRIGHT AGENCY TO PROTEST GOOGOOSH - VIDEO
APA
Aug 27 2012
Azerbaijan
"She violated copyright law and requirements of international
convention"
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. Azerbaijan's Copyright Agency commented
on introducing Azerbaijani song "Gedek uzu kuleye" by Iranian singer
Googoosh as an Armenian song. Head of the agency's legal department
Khudayat Hasanli told APA the Iranian singer of Azerbaijani ancestry
Googoosh sang the song "Gedek uzu kuleye" in Armenian language.
The song was posted on YouTube. "This song was composed by Azerbaijani
composer Elza Ibrahimova and lyrics were written by Azerbaijani poet
Aliagha Kurchayli. It was a popular song from Azerbaijani popular
singer Shovkat Alekperova's repertoire. It was performed by another
popular singer of Azerbaijan Gulagha Mammadov too. The question is
that if you sing this song in another language, you have to show its
authors and which culture it belongs. Unfortunately, while performing
this song, Googoosh didn't inform that this song was composed by
Azerbaijanis. This is a violation of copyright law".
Hasanli said if the work is translated, it should be authorized by its
authors. "In this case, this principle was also violated. Googoosh
doesn't live in Iran. All countries, except Iran, joined the Berne
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. The
convention should be seriously observed in the territory of these
countries. Now we are specifying the singer's contacts. While
performing this song, Googoosh violated this principle of the
international convention too. We, as the governmental organization,
are strongly condemning this action. Copyright of the two authors
were violated. We will send letters of protest to administrations
of YouTube and other sites spreading this song, which was performed
in 2010 and spread only now. We are identifying now where Googoosh
performed this song for the first time. When we identify her address
we will send a letter of protest to her too.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
APA
Aug 27 2012
Azerbaijan
"She violated copyright law and requirements of international
convention"
Baku. Kamala Guliyeva - APA. Azerbaijan's Copyright Agency commented
on introducing Azerbaijani song "Gedek uzu kuleye" by Iranian singer
Googoosh as an Armenian song. Head of the agency's legal department
Khudayat Hasanli told APA the Iranian singer of Azerbaijani ancestry
Googoosh sang the song "Gedek uzu kuleye" in Armenian language.
The song was posted on YouTube. "This song was composed by Azerbaijani
composer Elza Ibrahimova and lyrics were written by Azerbaijani poet
Aliagha Kurchayli. It was a popular song from Azerbaijani popular
singer Shovkat Alekperova's repertoire. It was performed by another
popular singer of Azerbaijan Gulagha Mammadov too. The question is
that if you sing this song in another language, you have to show its
authors and which culture it belongs. Unfortunately, while performing
this song, Googoosh didn't inform that this song was composed by
Azerbaijanis. This is a violation of copyright law".
Hasanli said if the work is translated, it should be authorized by its
authors. "In this case, this principle was also violated. Googoosh
doesn't live in Iran. All countries, except Iran, joined the Berne
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. The
convention should be seriously observed in the territory of these
countries. Now we are specifying the singer's contacts. While
performing this song, Googoosh violated this principle of the
international convention too. We, as the governmental organization,
are strongly condemning this action. Copyright of the two authors
were violated. We will send letters of protest to administrations
of YouTube and other sites spreading this song, which was performed
in 2010 and spread only now. We are identifying now where Googoosh
performed this song for the first time. When we identify her address
we will send a letter of protest to her too.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress