IP/N/1/MMR/4, IP/N/1/MMR/C/1

Myanmar

The Copyright Law (Law No. 15/2019)

The Copyright Law was enacted by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw with Law No. 15/2019 dated 24 May 2019. The objectives of this Law are: (a) to improve the literary and artistic production standard through the development of the literary or artistic works, performances, phonograms production and broadcasting; (b) to protect the copyright of the author and owner of copyright in accordance with this Law; (c) to protect the related rights of performer, producer of phonogram and broadcasting organization; (d) to contribute to the protection and promotion of traditional cultural expressions. According to Copyright Law 2019, it is not compulsory to apply for copyright registration. Copyright is automatically protected upon the creation of a work. The standard term of copyright protection is the lifetime of the author plus 50 years from the year following the author's death for literary or artistic works. For other types of copyright works, the term is 50 years from the year following creation or publication, except for applied art works, which are protected for 25 years from the year following their creation. Related rights are protected for 50 years from the year following their creation, except for broadcasts, which have a protection term of 20 years from the year following the broadcast. The copyright owner can enforce their rights against infringers through civil and criminal actions.

The English and Myanmar versions of the Copyright Law are available at www.commerce.gov.mm

Office (52) Intellectual Property Department Ministry of Commerce Nay Pyi Taw Telephone: +95-673430572 +95-673430573 Emails: enquiry@ipdept.gov.mm legalaffairs@ipdept.gov.mm Website: www.commerce.gov.mm

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