Student develops plan to use blockchain to prevent plagiarism
31/12/2018
All data including articles, photos and research works would be stored on a blockchain platform, providing evidence to prove the authors’ ownership of the works, under a project developed by Dam Thi Thien Nhi, a student at FPT University. Dam Thien Nhi presents her idea Creating and accessing digital content has been growing rapidly, but […]
Music alliance may be sued for copyright infringement
24/12/2018
The Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright (VCPMC) is intending to take legal action against SkyMusic JS Company for copyright violation. Director of the Vietnam Centre for Protection of Music Copyright, Dinh Trung Can speaks at the press conference VCPMC on Wednesday held a press conference to provide more information about the case. According […]
Production company files Copyright infringement lawsuit
24/12/2018
DID TV, which produced and owns the series Gạo Nếp Gạo Tẻ (Vương’s Family), has filed a lawsuit against FPT Telecom for infringing its copyright. Actors and actress in Gạo nếp gạo tẻ (Vương’s Family). — Photo VNS The company has asked for compensation of VNĐ9 billion (roughly US$387,000) for FPT’s use of the show. The lawsuit […]
Ministry tackles software copyright violations
18/12/2018
HCM CITY — Enforcement efforts are underway in provinces and cities across the country following software owners’ requests to take stronger action to protect copyright and software ownership, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Inspectorate. Police at an inspection of a company. More enforcement efforts are being made to protect copyright and […]
Foreign-invested firms interested in cyber security, IP rights
11/12/2018
Legal frameworks, policies on intellectual property rights and cyber security were topics of interest for enterprises, especially foreign-invested companies, at the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) 2018. The event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the World Bank (WB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the VBF Consortium’s Management Board in Hanoi on […]
Improving access to published books for persons with print disabilities
11/12/2018
Less than 1 percent of published books in developing countries are accessible to people with print disabilities. The situation is often referred to as a ‘book famine’. This week in Ha Noi, stakeholders gathered to discuss a path forward to address this in Viet Nam – to ensure equity in accessing knowledge for all. The […]