Armenia project on “Organizing a Campaign on Reviewing the Copyright Law of the Republic of Armenia”

In a short space of time, the library community in Armenia has taken charge of its position during a major review of the copyright law, emerging as a strong force with a new standing as a credible stakeholder with policy makers and other players. These are the results of a seven month project led by the Electronic Library Consortium of Armenia (ELCA) on organizing a campaign to review the copyright law.

The project involved the formation of a library copyright committee, consultations with librarians in the regions, publication of the first resource on copyright adapted for local law, recommendations for library-friendly amendments, and the fostering of a professional relationship with the copyright office. Will the new law live up to library expectations? Time will tell when the Draft Law is published (expected in April 2013), followed by public hearings for stakeholders.

Congratulations to Project leader Hasmik Galstyan, who is EIFL-IP coordinator and the team in Armenia for their hard work on the project.

The project results are described in a case study, the second in a series describing the results of eight EIFL-IP funded projects for advocacy campaigns in support of copyright law reform in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

 Read the case study, http://www.eifl.net/case-study-copyright-review-armenia

 Read about the other advocacy campaigns, http://www.eifl.net/advocacy-campaigns-national-copyright-law-reform