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The Problem of Copyright Compliance in the Music Industry of Bangladesh: An analysis
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Abstract
According to the 2015 Report of International Property Rights Index, Bangladesh in terms of Intellectual Property (IP) protection is 128th out of 129 countries. Moreover it has the highest copyright piracy rate in Asia. In this connection, one of the major victimized sectors is the music industry where the piracy rate is a shocking 96%. Availability of pirated musical works, absence of adequate incentives for musical actors and weak legal and social structures are mainly responsible for such an unhappy situation. This article examines the reasons for this shocking situation, seeks possible alternatives from international and foreign standards and provides some recommendations to improve copyright enforcement in music industry of Bangladesh.