Bridge – Art copyright infringement is always a burning issue in Vietnam. The copying of famous paintings and using paintings without permission is rampant but no agency is responsible for protecting artists.

It seems the success Apple has achieved with gaming on the iPhone might spill over from pockets to living rooms. The makers of the iPhone have filed a set patents for a Wii-style wireless controller that looks to be made for the Apple TV and could be used for a number of applications.

The NA Standing Committee yesterday also debated the revised draft Law on Intellectual Property.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh told lawmakers that the revised law focused on copyright, rights related to crop varieties, procedures to define intellectual property rights, and protection of intellectual property.