?Collective Administration of the Copyright and the Neighbouring Rights

?Collective Administration of the Copyright and the Neighbouring Rights latest

In the UAE, the abiding law for intellectual property (IP) protection is Federal Law No. (7) of 2002 — or the Copyright Law — which would in theory protect authors. While the regulatory regime that the law sets out is clear enough, putting it into practice takes some doing

May 10th, 2012 - 03:00 GMT

Calling for tougher laws to curb UAE pirates

Fighting a seemingly losing battle against illegal downloads and file-shares, music and movie distributors in the UAE have been given hope by a recent landmark judgment in the UK.