Ministry of Culture Discusses Online Content Copyright Infringement Response with Thai Government

Exploring Cooperation Measures for Online Copyright Infringement Response with Thai Courts and Intellectual Property Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 1st that it will hold the '2nd International Online Content Protection Seminar' at Mondrian Seoul in collaboration with the Korea Copyright Protection Agency.

This seminar was organized to discuss international cooperation measures to respond to online copyright infringement with relevant parties such as Thailand's cyber investigation and copyright-related agencies and courts.

Recently, illegal reproduction sites of Hallyu content such as webtoons and web novels have been operating servers overseas and their operators also reside abroad to evade domestic crackdowns, thus going beyond the scope of domestic law. Accordingly, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism planned the 'International Online Content Protection Seminar' to expand human exchanges with cyber investigation and copyright-related agencies of various countries and to establish an international cooperation system to respond to copyright infringement. The 1st forum was held last September by inviting law enforcement agencies from the Philippines.

At the 2nd forum, participants include Toon Mekyong, Chief Judge of the Intellectual Property and International Trade Court of Thailand, law enforcement agencies such as the Royal Police Agency and the Economic Crime Police Station, the Intellectual Property Department responsible for Thailand's copyright policy, as well as field stakeholders such as the Thailand Film Association and the telecommunications company TRUE. From Korea, officials from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Copyright Protection Agency, and the National Police Agency will participate to share the current status of copyright infringement response and investigation techniques of both countries and seek international cooperation measures. This forum will be held as a closed event, attended only by pre-invited participants.

An official from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, "The awareness of copyright in Southeast Asian countries is generally lower than in our country, and to establish an international cooperation system to respond to copyright infringement, it is important to build a consensus on copyright protection. We hope that through this forum, we can especially form a consensus with law enforcement officials in Thailand."

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