Vietnam Issues First Criminal Sentence for Online Copyright Infringement
On April 23, 2024, the People’s Court of Hanoi made history by delivering Vietnam’s inaugural criminal sentence for online copyright infringement. Le Hai Nam, the individual behind the piracy platform BestBuy IPTV, received a suspended jail term of 30 months. His platform offered unauthorized streams of Premier League football matches, along with movies and TV shows, to viewers both within Vietnam and internationally. Alongside the suspended sentence, Nam was fined D100 million (US$3,930) and ordered to pay D300 million (US$11,770) in [...]
