Qatar takes on crucial role for copyright of global literary and artistic works
Headquarters World Intellectual Property Organization Geneva
Doha, The Gulf Observer: Qatar has won the presidency of the International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Union), expanding on its role to fight copyright violations worldwide.
The Berne Union, a UN agency belonging to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is an agreement by member states to protect works and the rights of authors as well as provides creators with the means to place autonomy over their works under all circumstances.
WIPO member states unanimously agreed to elect Acting Director of the office of Qatar to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ahmed Essa Al Sulaiti as chairman of the Committee of the Union for two years.
