Recently, I had a similar situation. An information page with the domain angiangquetoi.com uses my information “An Giang organizes and controls people and vehicles from outside the province to enter the area” (published on An Giang electronic newspaper on May 30). It is worth mentioning that although the news site still notes the author and the source, it does not use the image of An Giang Newspaper, but uses an image of unknown source. After that, the owner of the Facebook account “QSK” (Long Xuyen City) confirmed that the photo was taken by themselves and shared on their personal Facebook social network, unexpectedly being “stolen” to post in another place. . Although the incident was simple, it affected me a lot personally. Many people who do not understand the story have condemned the journalist for breaking the rules, “sitting for a while and stealing people’s pictures and then writing articles”, “losing to the press” … Talking to reporters, account owners “QSK” expressed: “In the morning, I just posted a photo on social networks, then discovered that the photo had been posted on the angiangquetoi site, without credit. I also thought about the situation that the page stole the content and the author’s name, so I decided to share the information on the social network Facebook for everyone to share. Through that, I ask the Web site to stop using other people’s photos, bluffing, and discrediting journalists.” The news content of An Giang Newspaper was “carried” to the angiangquetoi page reflected by readers Many people confuse the mainstream press with online news sites, between reporters – journalists and individual website administrators. A series of information “view sentences”, “Like sentences” and errors in information on these pages are all attributed to the “crimes” of the press and journalists, with extreme comments. “small don’t study, big become a journalist”. According to Decree No. 72/2013, dated July 15, 2013 of the Government and Circular No. 09/2014/TT-BTTTT, dated August 19, 2014 of the Ministry of Information and Communications, a general website is the website of an agency, organization or enterprise, providing general information on the basis of verbatim and accurate citation of the official source and clearly stating the author’s name or the name of the agency of the main source. mode, time posted, broadcast that information. Internal website is the website of an agency, organization or enterprise, providing information on functions, powers, tasks, organizational apparatus, services, products and industries. and other information for the operation of the same agency, organization or enterprise and does not provide general information. Personal website means an electronic information page set up by an individual or through the use of social networking services to provide and exchange information of that individual, not on behalf of the organization. other organizations or individuals and do not provide aggregated information… E-newspaper is a type of press designed and built as a Website based on the Internet, licensed to operate by the Ministry of Information and Communications. According to the Department of Broadcasting, Television and Electronic Information, “newspapering” a general information website is the current state of this page building an interface, synthesizing, updating news and articles like newspapers, specializing in gathering information. sensational, “View sentence” makes readers mistakenly believe it is an electronic newspaper, causing great influence on society. Many sites are still operating, producing news and articles like press agencies but do not have a license as prescribed. The management and sanctioning sanctions are prescribed, but when dealing with this page, another page pops up. The mainstream press also couldn’t take the time to report violations, so the situation continued. We hope that readers will have a better understanding of electronic newspapers and websites, general electronic information, consider choosing official websites to access correct and timely information. At the same time, it is recommended that the authorities take strong action to handle violations, especially acts of operating in contravention of the principles, purposes and contents of the issued licenses, acts of taking advantage of the website. aggregated electronic information to act as an online newspaper, an electronic magazine, acts of providing sensational information, solicitation, violation of copyright and provisions of the law on intellectual property .

The Rice Trader affirmed that up to now, only Ho Quang Tri private enterprise is the first and only Vietnamese enterprise officially approved to use the unique “World’s Best Rice” award logo. rights for marketing and business purposes. According to the Rice Trader, there are about 10 Vietnamese companies that use the ST25 rice brand to print on packages and promotional materials in the country and for export without asking for permission or consent from TRT. TRT officially warns Vietnamese piracy companies about the respect needed when using the brand logo “World’s Best Rice” in their rice packages being traded in the market. Photo: TL. Through this release, TRT officially warns Vietnamese companies that infringe on piracy about the necessary respect when using the brand symbol “World’s Best Rice” in their rice packages being traded. business in the market. This is an illegal use of intellectual property rights and provisions of the “World’s Best Rice” award logo. According to TRT, contest participants acknowledge that they have no right to use the contest trademarks without permission and that the winning country is also required to abide by the contest’s commitments. Without a proper resolution to this action, those company names will be made public because of their influence on the overall direction of the industry. “In addition, our organization takes this matter seriously that the country may even lose the right to participate in this competition in the following years. We firmly believe that value creators deserve it. deserves a reward and this has always been our intention throughout the process of organizing this contest,” said a representative of TRT.

Gökçe is the owner of the Nusr-Et Steakhouse restaurant chain with branches in many countries around the world. Gökçe became famous after a clip of his expressive salt spraying went viral on Twitter and Instagram.

Salt Bae “Holy Salt” performs his signature salt sprinkle show at the Nusr-Et steakhouse in Manhattan. (Photo: Cole Wilson / The New York Times)

According to the New York Post, the extremely famous male chef on this social network is currently caught in a $ 5 million lawsuit due to copyright infringement by American artist William Hicks.

Specifically, William Hicks accused Salt Bae of using his work for commercial purposes without his permission.

Previously, in September 2017, Salt Bae “holy salt” hired William Hicks and colleague Josphe Iurato to make a mural of him in the famous “salt sprinkling” pose.

A painting by painter William Hicks and his colleague Josphe Iurato of Salt Bae in the famous “salt spray” pose. (Photo: NYPost)

Until early 2020, Hicks discovered that Gökçe and the male chef’s company used the image on a variety of products such as digital signage, restaurant menus, napkins, paper bags and spices. without permission from 2 original artists.

In February 2021, Gökçe launched a special line of spices for baking, and continued to use images created by the duo artists Hicks and Iurato.

Salt Bae was accused of using the work of painter William Hicks for commercial purposes without his permission. (Photo: New York Times)

“The defendants unilaterally adapt and distribute the derivative versions of the original works for display at the Nusr-et steak restaurants in many cities and countries such as Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Etiler, Mykonos and Bodrum Yalikavak Marina, “the allegation said.

Previously, Hicks sent a letter asking chef Nusr-et Gökçe to stop using the original painting in off-agreement products in April 2020.

Salt Bae “Holy Salt” became famous after the clip recording his expressive salt spraying scene went viral on Twitter, Instagram. (Photo: JERRITT CLARK / GETTY IMAGES)

However, Salt Bae and the company still “doubled the scope of violations, intentionally using images in other locations”.

To eliminate the “problem” that has eroded the press’s revenue as well as the reputation of the media for many years, not only the efforts of the content production units are needed, but also the drastic participation of the agency state management.

Lessons from the Australian war with Facebook
The incident stems from a bill called the Communications Negotiation Law, which was introduced by the Australian Government in 2020 when the state news agency could not reach a voluntary agreement with companies. technology in the face of difficulties caused by Covid-19. On February 18, Facebook removed the entire data feed of dozens of Australian media outlets and restricted the sharing of news content in the country.

The situation of media piracy in Vietnam is increasing. Photo: Victory

Some Australian emergency services have been seriously affected after the move, including pages that report on the Covid-19 epidemic, wildfires or tornadoes … However, soon after, the Prime Minister Australia Scott Morrison took a tough national stance in his assertion: Facebook’s actions were arrogant and disappointing.
Faced with the uncompromising attitude of the Australian side, on February 20, Facebook was forced to return to the negotiating table. On February 23, after reaching an agreement, Facebook restored the operation of Australian news sites on the social network. Specifically, the Australian government has agreed to make some amendments to the law to address Facebook’s concerns with the fact that it has to pay news agencies. In addition, Facebook will conduct specific negotiations on the fees payable for news agencies with content appearing on its platform.
On February 25, the Australian Government officially passed the Law on Negotiation of Digital Platforms and Media, thereby becoming the first country in the world to have its own agency to decide the price of the guys. The tech giant pays if trade negotiations with local news outlets are unsuccessful. This new law will ensure that news companies are paid fair remuneration for the content they create, helping to maintain journalism.
Thus, it can be seen that, although the real tension only lasted for about a week, the impact was extremely great when the Australian Government helped the media in this country get paid properly for their labor. they spend, at the same time creating a stable source of income for many years to come.
What should the Vietnamese press do?
It can be said that the most important factors for the Australian press to win against Facebook are the solidarity between the press agencies in the country as well as the drastic and uncompromising action from the government. At the forum “Copyright protection of press works” held in November 2020, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Hoang Vinh Bao made a commitment to work closely with press agencies to eliminate the situation of piracy.

When encountering the phenomenon of copyright infringement, the press agencies need to set up a section to keep track of the violations, collate information, and submit written petitions to the competent agency to propose handling. At the same time, closely coordinate with state management agencies in the process of developing legal documents related to copyright issues and closely participate in the implementation process, comment on amendments to legal documents. copy.
On the other hand, press agencies also need to link together and link with network enterprises providing services to comply with the law on copyright issues on the basis of sharing interests, promoting advantages. strong. Not only that, it is also necessary to study, review and consult the experiences of other countries in the handling of copyright of press works, refer to how to trace and protect copyright to best protect the products. intellectual property of their own … – Deputy Minister Hoang Vinh Bao offers a solution.
Recognizing that the press copyright infringement originated mainly from the spread of news websites, right from the end of 2019, the Ministry of Information and Communications has launched a series of solutions to rectify as well as improve efficiency. State management results for this group. Specifically, the licensing of general websites has been suspended, and at the same time, strengthening the review with licensed news sites, if there is a situation of taking articles from newspapers and magazines without asking for permission. or acts like electronic newspapers are subject to administrative penalties to license revocation.
In addition, since November 15, 2019, news websites that synthesize news and articles from press agencies are required to have a written agreement, and at the same time must show the link. For access to the news, the original article is below the news, the article is retrieved.
At a lower level, one of the solutions given to limit piracy supported by many press agencies is to form a coalition of press – management agencies – technology enterprises to take advantage of its own strength thereby eliminating “spending time” which has been aching for many years. And the establishment of the Digital Copyright Center under the Vietnam Digital Media Association at the end of 2020 is one of the concrete strides when for the first time in Vietnam there is a unit applying technology to monitor micro-crime. piracy of the press.
The Digital Copyright Center will apply technology solutions to help press agencies to track their products in real time, thereby determining whether piracy is violated and the extent of infringement. percentage, thereby providing a solution to prevent. Currently the Center’s system has scanned over 600 newspapers, forums, blogs, 90 million Facebook profiles, 2 million pages and 3 million groups on social networks like Facebook and YouTube …
According to the director of the Center for Digital Copyright Hoang Dinh Chung, to thoroughly deal with copyright infringement, the press requires intervention by technology, not manually. Violators often use technology to commit violations, so only technology can stop them. With being able to scan the press works through content, images, audio or video … automatically, detecting violations is very easy and fast.
It is known that the Digital Copyright Center now has many partners who are major newspapers such as VOV TV channel, Tuoi Tien Phong and Children newspaper, Literature and Art Times, People’s Deputies Newspaper .. .

Countries are claiming benefits for the press from Facebook, Google

The United States: This country’s Alliance for News and Communications, with nearly 2,000 member organizations, is lobbying Australia to develop the “Conservation and Competition Press Act”, allowing publishers to negotiate with Online platform for content distribution terms. Canada: After a campaign in 2020 launched by 105 local newspapers, the Government of Canada has pledged to enact new laws forcing tech giants to pay for news content to appear on its platform. surname. – France: The French Competition Authority for many years has come up with solutions to call for technology platforms to pay for news. So far, Google is signing a deal worth $ 76 million with a series of French news agencies, allowing their news content to appear on Google News Showcase.