Vietnam attends WIPO’s Copyright Committee 44th session

Vietnam attends WIPO’s Copyright Committee 44th session

Deputy head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Department of Copyright Office of Vietnam Pham Thi Kim Oanh is attending the 44th session of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR/44) that opened in Geneva on November 6.
Vietnam seeks to prevent copyright infringement of digital music, films, and TV

Vietnam seeks to prevent copyright infringement of digital music, films, and TV

The Digital Content Creation Alliance Vietnam organised a seminar on digital content protection solutions for music, films, and TV on September 26.
Copyright cases rise in face of integration

Copyright cases rise in face of integration

While copyright infringement has always been a serious global matter, the issue is even more complex in the fields of art, literature, and music – and in a young industry like Vietnam, content creators are struggling to navigate the intellectual property minefield while trying to catch up on the international stage.
Ensuring the legitimate rights of copyright owners

Ensuring the legitimate rights of copyright owners

A recent copyright case in which a Vietnamese company was sued for copyright infringement by a foreign entertainment corporation has sparked prevalent debate about copyright protection and creativity.
Proper brand protection strategy: urgent requirement for enterprises

Proper brand protection strategy: urgent requirement for enterprises

Nguyen Vu Quan, trademark and copyright manager at KENFOX IP & Law Office, discusses the needs for domestic firms to register their brand names internationally.
Lazada claiming full compliance against First News' allegation

Lazada claiming full compliance against First News' allegation

Both sides are sticking to their guns, with First News pressing its lawsuit and Lazada claiming full compliance with the law.
VNG sues TikTok for music copyright infringement

VNG sues TikTok for music copyright infringement

VNG is suing TikTok, the Chinese short-form video platform, for not having sufficient licences for the songs being used in its videos.
E-commerce companies called to account for fake books in circulation

E-commerce companies called to account for fake books in circulation

E-commerce companies cannot deny their responsibilities behind the rampage of fake books on their platforms.
First made-in-Vietnam DRM solution meets international security standards

First made-in-Vietnam DRM solution meets international security standards 1

Sigma DRM developed by Thu Do Multimedia has become the first made-in-Vietnam DRM solution to meet international security standards by Cartesian.
Journalists urge action against Google over EU copyright dispute

Journalists urge action against Google over EU copyright dispute

Hundreds of journalists called Wednesday for European officials to take action against Google over its refusal to pay media companies for displaying their content in defiance of a strict new EU copyright law.
Facebook and Google will sooner or later have to obey global laws

Facebook and Google will sooner or later have to obey global laws

France is the latest country to try to corral Facebook and Google into paying copyright fees to content creators.
Thousands of counterfeit-suspect Honda and Yamaha motor parts seized

Thousands of counterfeit-suspect Honda and Yamaha motor parts seized

Thousands of fake motor parts imitating the two leading motorcycle manufacturers Honda and Yamaha were found by the Market Management Department of Lang Son.
POPS claims $15 million compensation from FPT Television

POPS claims $15 million compensation from FPT Television

FPT Television may have to pay $15 million to local multi-media company POPS which accused it of illegally distributing more than 1,800 videos of the firm.
Netflix may turn a corner in Vietnam

Netflix may turn a corner in Vietnam

As Netflix is taking the cinema industry by storm across the world, it cannot take over Vietnam, despite being launched for three years.
YouTube partly liable for copyright breaches: Austrian court

YouTube partly liable for copyright breaches: Austrian court

An Austrian court has ruled that video-sharing platform YouTube can be held partly liable for copyright breaches in videos uploaded by its users, in a ruling that may have far-reaching implications.
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