Macedonia Adopts New Copyright and Related Rights Law
Sep 21 2010 - 14:11
According to the Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 115, published on August 31, 2010, the Macedonian Assembly ratified the new Law on Copyright and Related Rights at its session on August 23, 2010. The law entered into force on September 8, 2010.
The new law more precisely defines copyrights and related rights and harmonizes them with the corresponding European legislation. It also recognizes computer programs and digital media copyrights, which were not recognized by the former law.
For more information, please contact Zivka Kostovska at our Macedonia office.
Source: PETOSEVIC
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