COMPLAINT ABOUT ARMENIA MADE TO EUROPEAN COURT ON HUMAN RIGHTS BY STATE AGENCY FOR AUTHOR RIGHTS OF AZERBAIJAN

Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
April 19 2007

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend Sh.Alizade / The Head of the Works
Registration Department of the State Agency for Author Rights of
Azerbaijan, Khudayat Hasanly, stated that the Agency appealed to the
European Court on Human Rights with regards to Armenia misappropriating
the work of Azerbaijani Composer Fikrat Amirov’s "Kor-Araby".

Hasanly said that a clip was taken for this song. The words of "Kor
Araby" were written by Huseyn Javid in 1914. As a result, Amirov
registered it in the Agency for Author Rights in 1963. Hasanly said
that Azerbaijan has sent an official protest to the World Property
Organization.

Hasanly added that in addition to "Kor Araby", the Armenians are
attempting to appropriate the cultural values of Azerbaijan such
as operetta "Arshin Malalan", "Meshady Ibad", opera "Koroglu",
epos "Asly ver Kerem", tale "Melik Memmed", as well as Azerbaijani
folklore and national music such as "Vagzaly", "Yally", "Uzun Dere"
and "Mirzei". Furthermore the Armenians have appropriated Azerbaijani
songs such as "Vokaliz", popular song "Sary Gelin" and Composer
Aygun Samadzade’s musical work "Mekteb Illery". Hasanly said that the
Agency were able to cancel the license and terminate the activities
of Armenia’s radio studio Ani-Rekord in Russia for breach of copyright.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress