As regulated in this Decree, for acts of reproducing a work without permission of the copyright holder or the copyright collective representative organization, a fine of between VND 400,000,000 and 500,000,000 shall be imposed in case infringing goods are valued at between over VND 500,000,000;
In the case of not being able to determine the value of infringing goods for acts such as: directly or indirectly reproduce a performance already fixed on a phonogram or video recording without permission of the right holder or related right collective representative organization; distributing the original or copies of aperformance to the public without consent of the right holder or related right collective representative organization; a fine between VND 20,000,000 and VND 80,000,000 shall be imposed.
The Decree also regulates the determination of the value of infringing goods on copyright and related rights as follows: after seizing sanction administrative goods, persons competent to sanction administrative violations must fix a price for defining fine frame, sanction authorities for sanction administrative violations as prescribed.
The value of infringing goods, documents and bases for determining values of infringing goods must be written clearly on the minute of sanction administrative violations and archived.
These amendments and supplements will take effect on January 20, 2012.
