According to the Tehran Times, the Inranian Artists forum held a conference on copyright as part of the Fajr International Music Festival.
Law expert Hassan Mirhosseini who attended the seminar claimed that that the law protecting intellectual property rights was approved by the Iranian parliament in 1970. “We have problems in execution of the law in Iran and unfortunately, the law is not protected by any sanctions. There is no official organization to prosecute the offenders and people are generally unaware of these laws,” he stated.
Apparently, the law allows for three years imprisonment for copyright infringement. It is not clear however, whether this includes downloading music tracks for private use, or commercially playing them.
