AZERBAIJAN COPYRIGHT AGENCY TO SUE US-BASED ARMENIAN RECORDING STUDIO

Azeri Press Agency
Feb 11 2008
Azerbaijan

Baku.Laura Jabrayilli-APA. Azerbaijan Copyright Agency will raise
civil law suit against "Eye records" studio owned by Armenians in the
USA. Xudayat Hasanli, director of Azerbaijan Copyright Agency told APA

The body has sent a letter to Azerbaijani embassy in the USA to get
additional information about court system of the US.

"Azerbaijani songs were presented as Armenian songs in CD prepared in
this studio in 1999.The works of Jahangir Jahangirov, Tofig Guliyev,
Alakbar Tagiyev, Emin Sabitoglu, Eldar Mansurov and other composers
were misappropriated by Armenians," he said. Applications of Azerbaijan
Copyright Agency to World Intellectual Property Organization on
misappropriating Azerbaijani cultural heritage by Armenians remained
unanswered.

"World Intellectual Property Organization has not a mandate to solve
these problems. It is possible to appeal to International European
Court of Human Rights on this issue, but nobody has appealed to this
Court on violation of author rights. Therefore we prepare to raise
civil law suit in the countries where the rights are violated.