What is copyright?

1. What is copyright?

According to Clause 2, Article 4 of the 2005 Law on Intellectual Property (amended and supplemented 2009, 2019), copyright is the right of an organization or individual to a work they create or own.

In which, copyright objects include literary, artistic and scientific works; copyright-related rights objects include performances, sound recordings, video recordings, broadcast programs, and encrypted satellite signals carrying programs.

(Clause 1, Article 3 of the Law on Intellectual Property 2005 (amended and supplemented 2009, 2019))

Copyright to a work includes personal rights and property rights.

2. Personal rights

Personal rights include the following rights:

- Name the work;

- Have real name or pen name on the work; have real name or pen name mentioned when the work is published or used;

- Publish the work or allow others to publish the work;

- Protect the integrity of the work, not allowing others to edit, edit or distort the work in any way that harms the honor and reputation of the author.

3. Property rights

Property rights include the following rights:

- Make derivative works;

- Perform works in public;

- Copying works;

- Distribute, import original or copy of the work;

- Communicate the work to the public by wire, wireless, electronic information network or any other technical means;

- Renting original or copy of cinematographic works, computer programs.

(Article 19 and Article 20 of the Law on Intellectual Property 2005 (amended and supplemented 2009, 2019))