Kuwait parliament okays copyright law

KUWAIT, June 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's parliament on Monday approved a copyright and related rights law in a bid to protect exceptional works in the fields of arts and science.
Amid a parliament session, 46 out of 48 lawmakers voted in favor of the law in the first round, while the remaining two opposed it. In the second round, one more lawmaker said no, while the number of those who voted in the affirmative remained the same.
In the same session, MPs also gave the thumbs up to a law dealing with account monitoring, a piece of legislation seen as crucial to ensure audit regulation.
In the midst of discussions over a report by a parliamentary committee dealing with financial and economic affairs, 52 out of 54 lawmakers approved the aforementioned law, while the remaining two said no. (Pick up previous) fn.nam