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Vietnam joins WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Vietnam’s accession to the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and implementation of the pact is expected to encourage the development of the local cultural industry, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva said.
Vietnam joins WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty ảnh 1Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai (L), Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva presents Vietnam’s signed WPPT document to WIPO Director General Daren Tang (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s accession to the WIPOPerformances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) and implementation of the pact is expected to encourage the development of the local cultural industry, Ambassador LeThi Tuyet Mai, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva said.

In her statement at a ceremony on April 1 to hand overVietnam’s signed treaty document to Director General of the World IntellectualProperty Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang in the Swiss city, the ambassador saidthe treaty will especially promote the cinema and performing activities incontribution to Vietnam’s socio-economic growth.

The WPPT deals with the rights of performers and producersof phonograms, particularly in the digital environment.

Tang, for his part, congratulated Vietnam on joining the WPPT,emphasising that the accession is a testament to Vietnam's strong response toits commitments to the global intellectual property system, while helpstrengthening the protection of the related rights.

The joining is expected to also lead to increased employmentand opportunities for the nation’s creative industry, he added.

On the sidelines of the event, Ambassador Mai had a meetingwith Tang and two WIPO deputy directors general Sylvie Forbin and Hasan Kleib todiscuss the implementation of cooperation contents agreed between Vietnam andWIPO during the working visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the organisation inNovember 2021. The WIPO leaders pledged to work closely withVietnamese competent agencies to quickly and successfully conduct thecontents./.
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