Online copyright protection system starts in Azerbaijan

Work on the launch of online copyright protection system in Azerbaijan is in its final stage, the Copyright Agency of Azerbaijan told Trend Aug. 27.

"The matter rests in an application of digital monitoring and licensing," the agency said. "Online copyright protection is quite a complicated process, and work on this project are being conducted intensively and will be completed in the near future," the agency added.

Center for intellectual property rights will deal with the copyright protection online, and regulation will be provided by law and governance arrangements in this area.

According to the source, Azerbaijan prefers using one of the online copyrighting methods, which is paying a certain fee to the author for using content or resources (in full, or partially).