- PEMRA -IPO holds joint workshop on intellectual property rights and enforcement of copyright laws
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) in collaboration with Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) held joint one day workshop on awareness of “Intellectual Property Rights and Enforcement Copyright Laws” at its Headquarters, Islamabad on Wednesday.
The seminar was attended by stakeholders from TV, FM Radio, Cable TV, Mobile TV/Audio, content providers and music industry.
Acting PEMRA Chairman Kamal Uddin Tipu, in his welcome address, shed light on various perspectives and aspects of copy rights laws, violations and relevant provisions available in PEMRA laws dealing with copy rights.
Speakers from IPO, Muhammad Ismail and Nadia Shah gave overview of IPO, its functioning, powers and relevant laws available to enforce copy rights laws in Pakistan.
Speakers told that how copy rights violations in Asian countries do not get the attention at the national level due to more engaging issues at hand. Though, the industry, especially IT, Film, Drama and music industry, have been taking active interest in stemming the rot and often take corrective actions by conducting raids with the help of the police and the concerned authorities i.e. IPO, PEMRA etc.
However, convictions are few and the penalties are not harsh enough to act as a deterrent. Participants of the seminar were briefed about various forms of intellectual property rights e.g. patent, industrial design, trademarks, etc. and various forms of piracy i.e. video piracy, cable piracy, and DVD/CD piracy etc.
