On the afternoon of July 12, in Hanoi, the Copyright Office (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) organized a propaganda conference to disseminate Circular No. 08/2023/TT-BVHTTDL dated June 2, 2023 regulating forms in the registration of copyright and related rights and the registration of copyright and related rights.
The conference was attended by more than 100 delegates representing the office of the Ministry of Culture and Sports. Sports and Tourism, representatives of related copyright service consulting organizations; representatives of a number of copyright owners, representatives of a number of universities and many guests who are companies specializing in law in Hanoi. Noi.
To implement the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Intellectual Property Law dated April 26, 2023, the Government issued Decree 17/2023/ND-CP regulating expenses detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Intellectual Property Law on copyright and related rights; June 2, 2023 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tourism issues Circular 08/2023/TT-BVHTTDL regulating forms for registration of copyright and related rights.
Ms. Pham Thi Kim Oanh Deputy Director of the Copyright Department said that in recent years, the field of copyright and related rights has received a lot of attention from society, especially when Vietnam implements intellectual property commitments in the FTAs that Vietnam has been negotiating. or signed ratification. Therefore, the registration of copyright and related rights is increasingly receiving attention and response from society.
“We have proactively registered to protect copyright and legitimate interests of authors. Copyright registration is increasingly of interest to organizations and individuals. With Vietnam being a member of 8/9 international treaties, it can be seen that copyright-related activities are being considered by society. important.
When we participate in international treaties, the question is how to protect copyright and related rights in the digital environment, not only registration but protection Copyright enforcement in the environment has received a lot of attention,” Ms. Kim Oanh informed.
According to Ms. Kim Oanh, the origin of copyright is from the Civil Code and then the Intellectual Property Law. Wisdom also has a legal corridor to protect copyright registration.
Ms. Oanh added that Article 225 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended in 2017, also has provisions on copyright infringement. Related counterfeit rights can be criminally prosecuted for violation or administrative sanctions are also groups of documents that can protect copyright. Those are the basic protection rules for copyright registration of related rights.
We will increase the level of penalties for copyright violations because of the copyright sector. Impersonating related rights is subject to administrative penalties. Fraudulent acts in copyright registration will be punished more severely.
If there is no clarity in the legal framework, the It will be very difficult for the unit to carry out operations. Therefore, if any individual unit has any problems, please report them to us,” said Ms. Oanh.
Deputy Director of the Copyright Department. The author said: “Many units provide legal advice but do not understand the law, leading to a situation that causes difficulties for individuals and organizations in the digital environment.
April 26/ 2023 The Government issued Decree 17/2023/ND-CP, which has a chapter specifically on protecting copyright and related rights. This is a new content that provides more specific regulations on copyright protection and facilitation for organizations, individuals and parties in need.”
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