Traditional Knowledge Laws: Turkmenistan
Title | Law of Turkmenistan No. 17-18 of January 10, 2012, on Copyright and Related Rights |
Subject Matter | Traditional Cultural Expressions |
Issue(s) | Subject Matter of Protection |
Type(s) of Legislation | IP Law |
Subject Matter of Protection
Article 7 - Works not subject to copyright protection
(1) The following are not objects of copyright protection:
- expressions of folklore.
Article 1 - Definitions
perfomer - actor, singer, musician, dancer or another natural person, who acts, sings, reads, recites, dances, interprets, plays a musical instrument or by other way performs the work of literature or art (including expressions of folklore), as well as the director-producer of performance and conductor.*
*Unofficial translation.