Laws
Adopted by the National Assembly
15 June 2006
Law on Copyright and Related Rignts
Chapter 6: Final Provisions
Article 70. Validity of the Law(1) The provisions of this Law shall apply to the works of authors and performances of performers who are citizens of the Republic of Armenia irrespective of the place of the creation or making public of the work.
(2) The provisions of this Law shall apply to the works of authors and performances of performers who are not citizens of the Republic of Armenia but their works or performances were first made public in the Republic of Armenia or if the author or performer has permanent residence in the Republic of Armenia.
The work is also considered to be published for the first time in the Republic of Armenia if within 30 days of having been published in another country, is published in the Republic of Armenia.
(3) The provisions of this Law shall apply also to phonograms the producers of which are citizens of the Republic of Armenia or have permanent residence in the Republic of Armenia. The provisions of paragraph (2) of this Article shall apply to the phonograms of foreign producers of phonograms.
(4) The provisions of paragraph (3) shall respectively apply to films, TV and radio programs, publication of works not made public before, as well as databases.
Article 71. Rights of Foreigners
Citizens or residents of other countries shall enjoy the same rights and have the same liabilities, specified in this Law, as citizens and residents of the Republic of Armenia, in accordance with international agreements signed by the Republic of Armenia or with the principle of reciprocity.
Article 72. Transitional Provisions
(1) The copyright and related rights, which have been valid before the date of entry into force of this Law, shall continue their validity in accordance with the provisions and terms established by this Law.
(2) The provisions of this Law shall apply also to the subject matters of copyright and related rights in the Republic of Armenia, the term of validity of economic rights of which has expired according to the previous Law but the term of validity in the order established by Law has not expired at the moment of enactment of this Law.
(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) and (2) of this Article shall apply to the subject matters of copyright and related rights, which have been created, prepared, made available to the public, performed, published or broadcasted outside the Republic of Armenia, provided that the term of validity thereof has not expired according to the legislation of the country of origin, (notwithstanding the former activities) and that country is a party to any international treaty in the copyright and related rights field to which the Republic of Armenia is a party too, if similar protection is granted, according to an international treaty or the legislation of that country, to the subject matters of copyright and related rights, which have been created, published, prepared, made available to the public, performed or broadcasted in the Republic of Armenia.
(4) According to paragraph (2) of this Article, the copies of protected subject matters, which have been lawfully reproduced before the enactment of this Law may be distributed freely for two more years after enactment of this Law.
(5) The provisions of this Law shall apply also to the databases, which have been made no later than 15 years before enactment of this Law.
Article 73. Entry Into Force of the Law
(1) This Law shall enter into force on the tenth day following its official publication.
(2) The Republic of Armenia “Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights” (December 8,1999, AL-28) shall cease to be in force.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Yerevan
04 July 2006.
AL-142
