The Chamber for the Protection of Artists, Creators,
and Performers held a meeting with William Langley, Environment, Science,
Technology, and Health Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. The objective
of the meeting was to discuss the protection of copyright and related rights in
Uzbekistan.
During the meeting, the Chairman of the Chamber,
Bobokul Toshev, presented the Chamber's activities, core mission, problems, and
prospects for copyright protection in Uzbekistan. Olesya Romashko, Head of the
International Relations and Media Department, presented the achieving results
in international cooperation and shared the organization's experience of
working with users to fulfill obligations under the Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. Additionally, she spoke about the
work on increasing awareness in the field of copyright and related rights among
authors, specialists, and users.
The representative of the U.S. Embassy was interested
in issues of copyright compliance in Uzbekistan, legislation in this area, and
the possibilities of cooperation of the Chamber, both with local partners,
represented by relevant ministries and departments, and with foreign ones.
As a result, the parties agreed to hold additional
meetings on the main directions in copyright and related rights protection,
which ranged from the educational to the legislative field. Sides proposed to
continue the interaction for further fruitful cooperation.