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HEYDAR ALIYEV
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Joint information of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

As recently reported in the media, the lyrics and music of the composition "Karabakh" ("The cradle of dreams is always Karabakh") by the Azerbaijani composer Bahram Nasibov were changed by Gor Yepremyan, presented as an "Armenian folk" song "Sirun Jan" and uploaded to YouTube under the tag "Armenian folk song".

In this regard, on July 9, 2024, the Intellectual Property Agency issued a detailed statement, followed by a joint statement with the Ministry of Culture on July 10, and additional joint information on July 12.

Following the actions described in the joint information on July 12, 2024, YouTube has deleted the video recording of "Sirun Jan" from Gor Yepremyan's official page due to copyright infringement. It was also reported that the distribution company "CD BABY" has taken the necessary steps to remove the song from digital music platforms such as YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Deezer.

We would like to inform you, that as a result of these efforts, with the support of the agency, an application was submitted to YouTube on behalf of Adil Nasibov, the heir of composer Bahram Nasibov. The application supported by technical assistance from the Digital and Audiovisual Broadcasting Industry Public Union (RAYS) (https://rays.az/) accredited by the agency, resulted in the removal of Gor Yepremyan's song "Sirun Jan" from YouTube for copyright infringement. In addition, the distribution company CD BABY has ensured its removal from YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and other digital music platforms.

In addition to the above, we would like to point out that the music of the song "Aghji jan" performed by Harout Pamboukjian is identical to the melody of "Karabakh" ("Cradle of dreams is always Karabakh") by Azerbaijani composer B. Nasibov. As a result, YouTube removed the song from its platform.

Thus, the fact that the lyrics and music of the song "Karabakh" ("The cradle of dreams is always Karabakh") belonged to the Azerbaijani composer Bahram Nasibov and the violation of Nasibov's copyright by the Armenian performer Gor Yepremyan was confirmed by the management of "Youtube" and by "Youtube Music", "Spotify", "Apple Music", "Amazon Music", "Deezer”, and other digital music platforms, and the violated rights of the composer were restored.

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