PIRACY AND ENFORCEMENT UPDATES IN VIETNAM
Prior IIPA reports on Vietnam contain detailed discussion of piracy and enforcement issues. This report serves only as an update to those and is not to be considered an exhaustive review of issues.3
The Vietnamese Government Should More Vigorously Attack Internet and Mobile Piracy: Increased Internet and mobile penetration and more widely available broadband capacity have led to a severe increase in the trade of illegal copyright files online. As of the end of 2012, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimated 39.5% of Vietnamese use the Internet – 35 million users (including more than 4.5 million fixed broadband subscriptions). Mobile subscriptions have exploded, with Vietnam well surpassing the 100% penetration mark and boasting 134 million mobile subscriptions as of the end of 2012 (according to ITU). 3G mobile Internet users are now well above the 16 million reported in late 2012 (18% of the country’s population).4 These developments present enormous opportunities for copyright owners seeking to launch legitimate services in Vietnam. These opportunities are evidenced by more Internet content providers being licensed as of the end of 2013, e.g., 24H (nhac.vui.vn), NCT (nhaccuatui.com), and Viettel Media (keeng.vn and imuzik.com.vn).
PIRACY AND ENFORCEMENT UPDATES IN VIETNAMPrior IIPA reports on Vietnam contain detailed discussion of piracy and enforcement issues. This report serves only as an update to those and is not to be considered an exhaustive review of issues.3The Vietnamese Government Should More Vigorously Attack Internet and Mobile Piracy: Increased Internet and mobile penetration and more widely available broadband capacity have led to a severe increase in the trade of illegal copyright files online. As of the end of 2012, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimated 39.5% of Vietnamese use the Internet – 35 million users (including more than 4.5 million fixed broadband subscriptions). Mobile subscriptions have exploded, with Vietnam well surpassing the 100% penetration mark and boasting 134 million mobile subscriptions as of the end of 2012 (according to ITU). 3G mobile Internet users are now well above the 16 million reported in late 2012 (18% of the country’s population).4 These developments present enormous opportunities for copyright owners seeking to launch legitimate services in Vietnam. These opportunities are evidenced by more Internet content providers being licensed as of the end of 2013, e.g., 24H (nhac.vui.vn), NCT (nhaccuatui.com), and Viettel Media (keeng.vn and imuzik.com.vn).
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