Traditional Knowledge Laws: Kazakhstan
Title | Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 6-I of June 10, 1996, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 419-V of November 24, 2015) |
Subject Matter | Traditional Cultural Expressions |
Issue(s) | Subject Matter of Protection |
Type(s) of Legislation | IP Law |
Subject Matter of Protection
Article 2 - Main Terms Used in This Law
24) performer – shall mean an actor, singer, musician, dancer and any other person who acts, sings, delivers, declaims, plays a musical instrument or otherwise performs literary and (or) artistic works (including pop, circus or puppet trick) or expressions of folklore, as well as conductor;
39) work of amateur and folk arts – shall mean a work including peculiar elements of traditional art heritage (folk fairy tales, folk poetry, folk songs, instrumental folk music, folk dances and plays, artistic forms of folk traditions etc).
Article 8 - Works that are not Copyright Objects
The following shall not be copyright objects:
3) works of folklore.