The system of legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the field of protection of copyright and related rights

Abstract

Legislation protecting the rights of creative people plays an important role in protecting national heritage, cultural traditions andthe identity of the country. The creation of a strong, independent cultural industry depends on the existence of such laws. Constitutionaland legal aspects of copyright in the Republic of Azerbaijan Recognition was first enshrined in the Constitution of 12 November 1995.The Constitution directly guarantees the protection of copyright and specifies the scope of rights and intellectual property protected bylaw. One of the traditional functions of each state is extensive international cooperation, which creates conditions for ensuring that therights of national authors are not protected abroad and the rights of foreign authors at home at the national level. According to internationalnorms, the right of every person to participate in cultural life, to benefit from and apply the achievements of scientific progress,and to protect the spiritual and material interests resulting from his scientific, artistic and literary work is recognized. According to theLaw of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyright and Related Rights of 1996, the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Copyrightand Related Rights consists of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Civil Code, this law, other relevant normative legalacts and international treaties. The Republic of Azerbaijan, which became a member of WIPO in 1995, has improved the system ofcopyright protection, created a regulatory framework, acceded to almost all international conventions and agreements on the protectionof intellectual property and harmonization of legislation with international standards, as well as with countries in the region. bilateralagreements have been concluded, and institutional control mechanisms have been established in the field of protection of intellectualproperty rights. The main goal here is to effectively protect the rights of authors of literary and artistic works in an equal and uniformmanner at the international level.