In frames of the 6th International Forum of Translators and Publishers and UNESCO announcement about selecting Yerevan as 2012 World Book Capital City a seminar entitled "The Role of the System of the Author's Rights in the Development of Cultural Industry of Publishing" kicked off in Yerevan. As reports "Armenpress" the Deputy Secretary-General of the International Publishers Association stated that the aim of the seminar is revealing if the significance of author's rights in social, cultural and economic development in Armenia and worldwide. The Deputy Secretary-General of the International Publishers Association said: "The urgent questions regarding the system of author's right in Armenia and their possible solution will be discussed at the seminar taking into consideration the European experience and developments." In frames of the seminar European and Armenian experts of the field will share their views during the seminar. Different publishers, writers and translators from CIS will also take part in the seminar. Independent expert of author's rights Richard Balkwill introduced the examples of the violations of author's rights and means of fighting against them. The initiators of the seminar are the Books Arena Project, the International Publishers Association and the National Publishers Association of Armenia. The Books Arena Project is financed by the UN and is realized in frames of the cultural program of Eastern cooperation. "The Noyan Tapan Highlights", #41 (938) 12 November 2012

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