Re: Vietnam Copyright

On Tue, Sep 30, 1997, Edward Swift <swift[_at_]iname.com> wrote:
>
> The Ordinance on Copyright Protection is at
> http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~vern/vninfo/docs/t348.htm and a summary of
> Vietnam copyright law written by Baker & McKenzie is available at:
> http://www.netdoor.com/com/bakernet/publicat/asiapac/ip_vtn/t-ip_vtn.html#13
>
> (Please note that the Baker & McKenzie article is a few years old, so I
> would not rely on it too heavily.)

For a summary of the copyright law and the and the practical level of protection in Vietnam, also see the Vietnam survey in the IIPA's Special 301 submission at www.iipa.com. On June 27, 1997, The U.S. and Vietnam signed a bilateral copyright agreement (agreed to on April 16, 1997) which provided a point of attachment for the protection of U.S. works and sound recordings in Vietnam. No other country's works or sound recordings are protected in Vietnam unless first published there.

Eric H. Smith
President
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) Partner, Smith & Metalitz LLP
1747 Pennsysvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
<esmith[_at_]iipa.com> Received on Wed Oct 01 1997 - 15:06:49 GMT