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06/30/2025
Law of Uzbekistan "On Copyright and Related Rights"
Year: 2006
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Housing, land & property
Description
The Law of Uzbekistan "On Copyright and Related Rights" establishes the legal framework for protecting intellectual property rights related to literary, artistic, and scientific works, as well as performances, phonograms, and broadcasts. It defines the rights of authors, performers, and producers, ensuring their exclusive control over the use, distribution, and reproduction of their works. The law also outlines the duration of copyright protection, limitations, and conditions for fair use. Additionally, it regulates the enforcement of copyright, including penalties for infringement, and aligns national legislation with international intellectual property standards.
Selected provisions
The author, holder of related rights, or other exclusive rights holder has the right to demand from the infringer:
Recognition of their rights;
Restoration of the situation that existed before the violation and cessation of actions that infringe or threaten to infringe their rights;
Compensation for damages in the amount of lost income that the rights holder would have received under normal business conditions if their rights had not been violated. If the infringer has gained income as a result of the copyright or related rights violation, the rights holder has the right to claim, in addition to other damages, lost profits in an amount not less than the infringer’s income;
Payment of compensation ranging from twenty to one thousand basic calculation units instead of damages, payable regardless of actual damage, based on the nature of the violation and the degree of fault of the infringer, taking into account business customs;
Implementation of other legal measures related to the protection of their rights as established by this law.
The author and performer, in the event of a violation of their rights, have the right to demand compensation for moral damages from the infringer.
An organization that collectively manages property rights, in accordance with the law, has the right to file a lawsuit in its own name to protect the violated copyright and related rights of individuals whose property rights it manages.
Damages caused to third parties as a result of measures taken to prevent or stop copyright or related rights violations, as well as damages incurred by the person taking such measures, are subject to reimbursement at the expense of the infringer.