"Legalius", Mongolian law firm in conjunction with the Asia-Broadcasting Union (ABU) held a workshop on "Mass media and copyright" from 21-22 January 2006 at Chinggis hotel in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. As the workshop participants emphasized, it had an "enlightening" effect on them.

Draft amendments to the Law on Copyright are pending before Mongolian Parliament. The law itself is still under implementation. Its implementation was made possible through the gradual liberalization of mass media ever since 1990 and adoption of Law on Public Radio and Television. It was in connection with these developments that ABU, which represents over 100 organizations from 52 countries, organized the above-mentioned workshop in Mongolia. The workshop attendees were briefed on international instruments regulating copyright issues and on ways in which the mass media could be violating copyright.

T. Batzorig, head of the Public Relations Department of Mongolia’s National Broadcasting Corporation gave the following comment on the issue: "Competition in the mass media has plummeted as more and more media businesses emerge. What we learned from the workshop is that only those companies that adhere in good faith to the relevant conventions and domestic legislation are likely to survive in the face of bitter competition. It is imperative that editors working for any mass media sources obtain permission prior to using someone’s work. He or she must always reckon with the risks arising from unauthorized copying. Some people argue that in Mongolia laws, in addition to being anarchic, chronically lack implementation, which makes it possible to find loopholes and thereby escape punishment. We must stop behaving irresponsibly under the excuse that our neighboring countries, namely Russia and China commit even grosser violations and get away with it.
G. Davaahuu, law expert at a non-governmental organization "Globe International", also shared his thoughts on the workshop: "There are several ideas that the workshop got across to me. For instance, I learned that copyright protects the format of a particular work, rather than the broader message it conveys. I also learned that because news and articles are not generated by creative thinking, they are not eligible to be protected by copyright laws".