Software developers are the ones who will play a crucial role in establishing SMART Bangladesh, and as well as in Bangladesh’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) to a developed country by 2026.
Barrister Mishbah, an expert in Intellectual Property Law, made the remarks in his keynote speech at a seminar titled, “Role of Copyright Registration for Protecting Software Creators Interest,” organised by the Bangladesh Copyright Office last Wednesday.
Along with Barrister Mishbah – also the founder of Bangladesh IP Forum and a Supreme Court advocate, Registrar of Copyright Daud Miah, NDC; Deputy Registrar AKM Fazlul Haque; and Convenor of BASIS IPR Committee Muhammed Aminullah also participated in the event.
Over a hundred of software creators and entrepreneurs and BASIS Member Companies attended the seminar.
Barrister Mishbah emphasized on the importance and benefits of copyright registration and copyright law by the software creators for protecting their innovation or intellectual property.
He underlined the point that copyright registration certificate not only helps to establish ownership of the work created, but also serves as a prima facie evidence in case of any dispute.
Barrister Mishbah highlighted that the foundation of SMART Bangladesh going to be laid on a comprehensive infrastructure comprising of interoperability of Internet of Things (IOT), high power sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-speed internet connectivity.
As a result, we must be careful enough to avoid use of any pirated or unauthorised software used in operating such SMART systems to be deployed for building SMART Bangladesh.
Software companies in Bangladesh may start leveraging methods of software licensing agreements and user subscription models for customers for achieving business growth and increased revenue from both the local and global market.
Addressing the programme, Copyright Daud Miah, NDC said, “The Bangladesh Copyright Office is willing to extend their cooperation to the software creators’ fraternity to help augment their business locally and globally.
“It is willing to play its role required for an integrated IPR enforcement system in Bangladesh.”
