Representatives of
the Chamber for the Protection of Copyrights of Artists, Creators and
Performers held a meeting with the UNESCO Culture Programme Officer Muhayyo
Makhmudova in Tashkent to discuss measures of cooperation between the Chamber
and the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan in the field of raising awareness of
copyright and related rights in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The executive
director of the Chamber Bakhtiyor Usmanov informed in detail about the
established Chamber, its main goals, development strategy, and ongoing work in
disseminating knowledge about copyright and related rights. He emphasised that
the Chamber specialists conduct various pieces of training and workshops for
authors and users. Head of the Department of International Relations and
Information Olesya Romashko noted the high-level partnership with sister
societies around the world. to create favorable conditions for the development
of cooperation, the Chamber held the International Conference " Copyright
Management of the Authors and Other Right Holders at the Regional Level:
Problems and Solutions" in October 2022. It gathered together
representatives of the Copyright Societies of Europe, the Caucasus, and Asia
and representatives of CISAC and WIPO. The main attention was paid to the core
challenges and threats in the field of copyright, identification of measures to
ensure the legal use of works and objects of related rights, as well as
education and legal literacy in this field.
Muhayyo Makhmudova
appreciated the detailed information about the Chamber's activities and
provided information about the activities of UNESCO, opportunities for
cooperation in the field of copyright, and possible interaction to develop
further programmes to raise awareness in this field.