Vietnam attends WIPO’s Copyright Committee 44th session

November 07, 2023 | 17:34

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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 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 attends the event. (Photo: VNA)

Geneva – 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.

During a three-day session, participants at the SCCR/44 will discuss the draft treaty for the protection of broadcasting organisations, reports on limitations and exceptions for libraries and archives, report on limitations and exceptions for educational and research institutions and for persons with other disabilities.

Other matters for discussion include a proposal for Analysis of Copyright Related to the Digital Environment, a proposal from Senegal and Congo to include the Resale Right (droit de suite) in the Agenda of Future Work by the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, and a proposal on the Part of the Russian Federation With Regard to Strengthening the Protection of Theatre Directors’ Rights at the International Level.

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. For many years, copyright has been used to protect genuine authors’ legitimate rights to their works. Such safeguard is especially important in the field of arts, where artists’ creativity is considered limitless and thousands of fine works are created daily.

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.

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

The Digital Content Creation Alliance Vietnam collaborated with Thu Do Multimedia to organise a seminar to discuss digital content protection solutions for music, films, and TV on September 26.

By VNA

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