The recently passed Act for efficient management of property rights of copyright owners and related rights holders not only governs in detail the activities of Ukrainian collective management organisations, but also provides better guarantees for the protection of rights of right holders by imposing a number of additional obligations on those organisations, institutions, and users.

20 Minutes newspaper reporters have asked Drozdova & Partners Law Firm director Ms Olena Drozdova to tell about the impacts and prospects of application of that act.

The expert has pointed out that the current Copyright and Related Rights Act very casually addresses matters related to collective management organisations, making it impossible to have a proper understanding of the essence of activities, establishment procedures, and specific functions. The new Act provides for a more detailed regulation, setting out procedures for creation and registration of collective management organisations, accreditation requirements they should meet, and requirements for their articles of association, composition and competition of their management bodies.

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