KazAK boosted its efforts to find authors
In 2013-2014 Kazakhstan Authors’ Society (KazAK) made great efforts to find authors and their heirs. For example, the following figures confirm it, in 2013, KazAK made agreements with 221 authors, including 123 authors who were in trace. In 2014, KazAK made agreements with 316 authors, including 244 authors who were previously in trace. Please note, […]
Recognition Letter of Kyrgyzpatent
To: M. Ysskakbai Chairman of KazAK Recognition Letter The Intellectual Property and Innovation State Agency under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzpatent) thanks you for your cooperation in on-site training of our officers to apply the international CoSiS data-base. We would like to express the particular gratitude for hospitality during our visit […]
At concerts laws should be respected
On 23 May 2014, Medeu District Court of Almaty city examined the claim of KazAK to Palace of Republic and Karaoke System LLP for illegal use of musical works of E. N. Bergaliev (member of KazAK) by their public performance during the concert. The court ruled out to meet the claims of KazAK and charge […]
Court declines ungrounded claim
On 25 November 2013, 27 January 2014, 04 July 2014, 03 September 2014, in Almaty, District Court # 2 of Alamalinskij District of Almaty city examined the claims and made the decisions upon the statements of authors Mustapayev B. K., Aitimbetiov A.K., Usmanov S. Kh. misinformed by Yenzhanov N. M. sued KazAK claiming the non-validity […]
Abyroi still breaches authors’ rights
KazAK on behalf of its 83 members took the action against Abyroi to disclose the information on the accrued royalties, which in violation of their property rights were not distributed to them within 1.5 year. The Special Inter-district Economic Court of Almaty chaired by Bilispaevoi A. M. city examined the claim. The Economic Court scrutinized […]
Property rights of authors of KazAK and RAO have been protected
On 13 May 2014, the Special Economic Court of Astana city examined the claim of KazAK to Exclusive Production Centre LLP for illegal use of musical works of the author-members of KazAK and RAO, represented by KazAK, by their public performance during the concert. The court ruled out to meet the claims of KazAK and […]
Pavlin restaurant lost case
On 06 March 2012, in Shymkent, Special Inter-district Economic Court of South-Kazakhstan Oblast examined the claim of KazAK to individual entrepreneur Irismetova G. – the owner of Pavlin Restaurant working under the licensing agreement of Union of Song Authors (SAP) authors’ society – for illegal use of musical works of KazAK’s members. The court ruled […]
KazAK’s Author Receives Award
According to Order # 302 of the Ministry of Culture and Information as of 11 December 2013 and request of Kazakhstan’s Authors’, for remarkable achievements in the area of culture and creativity, KazAK member – Abdrakhman Asylbekov – was decorated by award-pin “For Merits in Culture Area”.
UK’s Invitation for KazAK
At present, KazAK has agreements with 138 foreign author societies. The fact that during 16 years after its foundation KazAK has reached agreements with so many foreign societies clearly shows that KazAK is one of the leading societies in CIS countries and performs its mission diligently and with honour. On 5th June 2014, in London, […]
Abyroi should pay to authors!
In Kazakhstan starting from 2010, Abyroi national public union, which is a collective management organization, is operating. After obtaining the accreditation certificate at the Intellectual Property Committee of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During more than one year, it has been collecting the royalties not only for its own members, but […]
