the Creative Economy and Copyright as Pathways to Sustainable Development

Bangkok, December 6-8, 2017

Presenter: Mr. SIM SATTA (Cambodian Gov. representative)Title: Deputy DirectorOrganization: Department of Copyright andRelated Rights,

Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts.E-mail: sim.satta2007@gmail.com

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts

KINGDOM OF CAMBODIANATION KING RELEGION

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I. New developments in the area of copyright and related rights in your country

II. Institutions that have been set up for the development of the creative economy in your country

III. Laws and/policies in place to support the development of the creative economy

IV. Some of the challenges faced in the development of the creative economy

V. Some of the opportunities for developing the creative economy?

1. Regulations

❖ Proclamation on CMOs 2016

❖ Sub-degree on Film Industry 2016

❖ (Preparation of acceding to the international treaties concerning to

copyright)

❖ Cambodia is willing to accede to the international treaties. However, Cambodia will use the transitional period given to LDCs by TRIPS Council to build institutional capacity, human resources, and preparation of technical regulations.

2. Mechanism of Copyright Enforcement (Films Examiner base on Sub-degree on

Film Industry 2016)

1. MoCFA Organizational Chart

Minister

General Directorate of

Administrative and

Finance

General Directorate of

Heritage

General Directorate of

Cultural Technical

Dept. of CopyrightDept. of Cinema &

Cultural Diffusion

Dept. of Cultural

Development

Dept. of Handicraft &

Sculpture

7 Department

Artisan d’Angkor

Created as the offshoot of an educational project in the 1990's, Artisans Angkor has now become a Cambodian semi-public social company that aims at providing job opportunities to young rural people near their home village.

http://www.artisansdangkor.com/beliefs-1-77-our-story-in-brief.php

Silk

Crafts

Stone Lacquer Silver

Ceramics

Silong Original

• Decision No.16 to establish a Committee for Governing the Three Areas of Intellectual Property, On February 22, 1999

• Sub-Degree of Establishing NCIP, 2008

• The Ministry of Commerce was mandated as the secretariat and its minister was appointed as the president of this committee.

• The ministry of Culture and Fine Arts is responsible for overseeing of Copyright and Related Rights issues

• National Policy for Culture, Approved by the Council of Minister at the Plenary Meeting on July 18, 2014

On February 12, 2002 the Inter-Ministerial debate on this draft was successfully completed and have adopted by National Assembly on January 21, 2003.

The Department of Copyright and Related Rights was established in 2007.

1. The purpose of Cambodian Copyright Acts The purpose of this law is, by providing for the rights of author, and the right related rights thereon with respect to works and protection of cultural products in order secure a just and legitimate exploitation on those cultural products, and thereby contribute to development of culture and to stipulate of creative economy.

2. The Collecting SocietiesThe Proclamation on Establishment of CMOs have been issued on July 05, 2016

Task force of CMOs has already established

Studying on and guiding by WIPO experts

CMOs is the center of collecting the royalties

challenges faced

➢ Lack of technical assistant

➢ Lack of IP human resources

➢ CMO not yet establishing

➢ Enforcement

Opportunities

➢ National Cultural Policy 2014

❖ National Film Festival (Dec 6-7, 2017)

❖ Musical Contest Festival

❖ Art Performance Event (Every Year)

❖ Exhibitions (Crafts, Sculpture, and books)

➢ CMOmust be establish

➢ Strong Enforcement