Copyright law of Moldova

The first official decree related to copyrights in the country was made on 25 November 1991, shortly after its independence on 27 August of the same year.

In 1993, Moldova signed an agreement on cooperation in the protection of copyright and the related rights between it and other countries, all members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which only came into force in 1999.

The European Union (EU) participated in its drafting to help the country have laws compatible with the most important international copyright treaties.

238 on the State Agency for Copyright (ADA), subordinated to the government and created to guarantee the protection and legitimate interests of authors and their literary, scientific and artistic works, including related rights.

120, the State Agency on the Protection of Industrial Property (AGEPI) was established under the Ministry of Finance of Moldova.

These included Moldova, but also Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.

[6] According to Article 7, in Moldova, copyright applies automatically to literary, artistic and scientific works, regardless of the purpose of their creation and their value.

as well as their official translations, symbols and state signs (banknotes, coats of arms, flags, honorary orders, etc.