Authors might find their
copyright are infringed in Vietnam and would need legal services from a local
legal and intellectual
property firm to advise.
Signals
of Copyright Infringement in Vietnam
A literary, artistic or
scientific work is an achievement from hard intellectual labor of the author.
However, after publishing works, many authors find others use, print or trade
their works without their prior written permission. The copyright infringement
action can cause many material damages for authors when their intellectual
labor achievements are used by others without prior asking and annual
royalties. To ensure the rights of authors, the law strictly forbids from
infringing and stipulates particularly as follows:
Appropriating copyright
in a literary, artistic or scientific work.
Impersonating an author.
Publishing or
distributing a work without permission from the author.
Publishing or
distributing a work of joint authors without permission from the co-authors.
Modifying, editing or
distorting a work in any way which prejudices the honour and reputation of the
author.
Copying a work without
permission from the author or copyright holder, except in the cases allowed by
the Law
Making a derivative work
without permission from the author or copyright holder of the work used for
making such derivative work, except in the case allowed by the Law.
Using a work without
permission from the copyright holder and without paying royalties, remuneration
or other material benefits in accordance with law, except in the cases allowed
by the Law.
Leasing out a work
without paying royalties, remuneration or other material benefits to the author
or copyright holder.
Duplicating, producing
copies of, distributing, displaying or communicating a work to the public via a
communications network or digital means without permission from the copyright
holder.
Publishing a work without
permission from the copyright holder.
Deliberately destroying
or de-activating the technical solutions applied by the copyright holder to
protect copyright in his or her work.
Deliberately deleting or
modifying electronic information in a work regarding management of the rights
to such work.
Manufacturing, assembling,
transforming, distributing, importing, exporting, selling or leasing out
equipment when knowing, or having grounds to know, that such equipment may
de-activate technical solutions applied by the copyright holder to protect
copyright in his or her work.
Making and selling a work
with a forged signature of the author of such work.
Importing, exporting or
distributing copies of a work without permission from the copyright holder.
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