Other questions on copyrights in Vietnam

Vietnam is currently a member of five international copyright conventions and treaties: the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (the Berne Convention); the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention); the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (Geneva Convention); the Brussels Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite (Brussels Convention); and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs Agreement). In addition, Vietnam has signed bilateral agreements and memoranda for closer cooperation and strengthening...

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Guideline for Copyright issues in Vietnam

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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 ...