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Kazakhstan and Copyright Law

The Kazakhstani Copyright Law (Eng, Rus, Kaz) applies to all works created and used in the territory of Kazakhstan.

Unlike other countries such as U.S and Canada, there are no fair use or educational use provisions that allow whole works to be reproduced (digitized) for educational purposes or make accessible versions such as large print or braille. Only one copy "of isolated articles or succinct works" can be made for education or research. 

Works you created while in the employment of a Kazakh company still belong to you unless specified in a contract. For information on NU visit my.nu.edu.kz to find the NU Intellectual Property Policy.

Copyrighted works become public domain after 70 years.   

All laws related to intellectual property and copyright are listed on the WIPO website or visit egov.kz for information on how to register your copyright as well as the National Institute of Intellectual Property.

NU Library

By using any devices in the library to reproduce/create digital or analog copies of materials we reiterate the need to abide by the law of the RK "On Copyright and the Related Rights" # 6-1 10 June 1996 [with changes and additions of 23.09.2018].

It is permitted to reproduce without the consent of the author or another right holder and without payment of author remuneration for the following purposes but with a proper citation:

• educational   
• research,
• scholarship,
• teaching.

What materials are permitted to reproduce:

• individual articles;
• succinct works lawfully published in the collections;
• newspapers and other periodicals;
• short extract from lawfully published written works;
• extracts from newspapers and other periodicals.

Library patrons using scanning or copying or printing services are responsible for any infringements of copyright law.