Guideline for Copyright issues in Vietnam

What are the requirements for copyright to subsist in a work? KENFOX: Per Article 14.3 of Vietnam IP Law, a work must be created directly by authors through their intellectual labor without copying others’ works. As a matter of practice, to quality for copyright protection in Vietnam, a work must be of originality (i.e. an author's own intellectual creation) and creativity (i.e. a sufficient amount of intellectual creativity). Copyright subsists since the time the work is fixed in a tangible medium (irrespective of its content, quality, form, mode and language and irrespective of whether or not such work has been published...

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Questions on Copyright Enforcement in Vietnam

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Copyright infringement in Vietnam, besides being settled under civil route, is handled under administrative route or criminal route. Per Article 200, Vietnam IP Law, Vietnamese enforcement bodies include: + Copyright enforcement bodies under administrative route: (i) Inspectorates of Ministry/Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism. (ii) Market Management Offices; (iii) Customs Offices; (iv) Police Agencies ...