IP/N/1/MMR/4  
IP/N/1/MMR/C/1  
 
12 April 2024  
(24-3101)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
MYANMAR : THE COPYRIGHT LAW (LAW NO. 15/2019)  
Notifying Member  MYANMAR  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Copyright Law (Law No. 15/2019)  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/MMR/24_02578_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/2024/IP/MMR/24_02578_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Copyright Law was enacted by Pyidaungsu Hluttaw with Law No. 15/2019 dated 24 May 2019.  
 
The objectives of this Law are:  
 
(a) to improve the literary and artistic production standard through the development of the 
literary or artistic works, performances, phonograms production and broadcasting;  
 
(b)  to protect the copyright of the author and owner of copyright in accordance wit h this Law;  
 
(c)  to protect the related rights of performer, producer of phonogram and broadcasting 
organization;  
 
(d)  to contribute to the protection and promotion of traditional cultural expressions.  
 
According to Copyright Law 2019, it is not compulsory to apply for copyright registration. Copyright 
is automatically protected upon the creation of a work. The standard term of copyright protection is 
the lifetime of the author plus 50 years from the year  following the author's death for literary or 
artistic works. For other types of copyright works, the term is 50 years from the year following 
creation or publication, except for applied art works, which are protected for 25 years from the year 
following t heir creation. Related rights are protected for 50 years from the year following their 
creation, except for broadcasts, which have a protection term of 20 years from the year following  IP/N/1/MMR/4 • IP/N/1/MMR/C/1  
 
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  the broadcast. The copyright owner can enforce their rights against i nfringers through civil and 
criminal actions.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Myanmar  
Entry into force  31 October 2023  
Other date   Adoption: 24 May 2019  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  11 April 2024  
Other information  The English and Myanmar versions of the Copyright Law are available at  
www.commerce.gov.mm  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Office (52)  
Intellectual Property Department  
Ministry of Commerce  
Nay Pyi Taw  
 
Telephone:  +95-673430572  
  +95-673430573  
 
Emails:  enquiry@ipdept.gov.mm   
  legalaffairs@ipdept.gov.mm   
 
Website:  www.commerce.gov.mm  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.