Gulf IP Assures to Defend Your Precious Copyright Possession


Posted January 12, 2017 by ipgulf

Oman copyright registration team at Gulf for the Protection of Intellectual Property LLC will assist you in enrolling your copyrights and counsel you about the forms of copyright contracts that best fit your requirements”

 
Oman, 12th Jan, 2017 - The first ever copyright act in Oman was legalized in 1996 by Royal Decree No 47/1996, this act was afterward regenerated in hope of Oman’s affiliation to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2000 when Royal Decree No 37/2000 published the 2nd copyright act of Oman, and then fulfillment of Oman’s obligation to the entry into a Free Trade Agreement with the United State Of America. Royal Decree No 65/2008 published the 3rd and present Omani copyright act.

The Oman copyright act safeguards any original artistic, literary and scientific work mechanically upon their creation without the requirement to undergo any formalities regardless of the worth, type, procedure of expression, or intention for which the work was developed.

Penalties for infringement of the Oman copyright act:

Under the Oman copyright act, many civil penalties subsist towards anybody condemned of committing acts of violations upon property retained by the rights bearer needing them to offer monetary reimbursement.

Furthermore, the Public Prosecution may compel criminal practices & penalties against those individuals who break the conditions of the copyright act. The condemnable penalties for such infringements encompass:

Custody from a minimal period of 3 months up to a maximum of 3 years
Or a minimum fine of RO 2,000 up to a maximum of RO 10,000.

In all the cases, the punishment will be doubled for recurring the offense.
Beside that, any individual will be punished by custody from a minimal period of 7 days up to a maximum of 1 month, and also monetary fines from a minimum of RO 100 up to a maximum of RO 1,000, or by either one, if that individual infringes an order published by the court associating to info on persons causing violation of the Copyright Act.
“Our Oman copyright registration team will assist you in enrolling your copyrights, and safeguard your precious copyright possession and make them work harder for you. We’ll counsel you about the forms of copyright contracts that best fit your requirements” said a spokesperson of Gulf for the Protection of Intellectual Property LLC.

About the company:

Gulf for the Protection of Intellectual Property LLC is a reputed unit  dealing with intellectual property related services in Oman and across the Middle East countries. For copyright protection in Oman, visit http://www.ipgulf.org.
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Last Updated January 12, 2017