Dinh Trung Can, Director of the Vietnam Centre for the Protection of Music Copyright, speaks at a meeting on January 13. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Copyright fees collected overseas for the use ofVietnamese music increased from nearly 2 billion VND (87,000 USD) in 2019 tomore than 3.6 billion VND last year.
The rise is the result of efforts to promote bilateral cooperation with foreigncopyright protection organisations, Dinh Trung Can, Director of the VietnamCentre for the Protection of Music Copyright, said on January 13.
The centre has so far signed agreements with 81 collective managementorganisations (CMOs), about 10 percent more than a year ago.
Such bilateral cooperation, he said, has helped protect and promote Vietnamesemusic overseas as well as foreign music in Vietnam.
Despite proceeds from performances falling due to the impact of the COVID-19pandemic, total fees still exceeded 150 billion VND, up 12 percentyear-on-year.
The centre paid about 107.5 billion VND to songwriters, he said, adding that anadditional 36 billion VND will be given to them in January.
The centre has focused on protecting copyrighted works online and applyingmeasures from Industry 4.0 and leading software.
It has successfully negotiated deals with Google, YouTube, Facebook, Apple, TikTok,Spotify, Moov, and Star Maker to closely monitor as much of cyber space aspossible.
It will continue to cooperate with local management agencies to raise awarenessabout copyright protection, step up the use of technology, and provide legal adviceto members, he said./.
VNA
