Jointly organized by the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (TIPO) and the European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), the 2020 EU-Taiwan Seminar on Protection of Internet Copyright took place on December 2 at Taipei's GIS MOTC Convention Center. TIPO’s Director General Shu-min Hong and EETO’s Head of Office Mr. Filip Grzegorzewski delivered the opening remarks. The event, which saw over 120 people from government agencies, universities, and the private sector attend either in person or virtually, featured talks by European Commission experts Cæcilie Kjærside and Angélique Monneraye, Captain Ming-Shiung Chuang of the Criminal Investigation Bureau's (CIB) Telecommunications Investigation Corps, and TIPO’s very own Copyright Division Director Hao-Chi Mao. Both the audience in Taipei and EU right holders joining via video engaged in a lively exchange and in-depth discussions with the speakers.

With the advancement of the digital era and the continued rise of the Internet, copyright infringement, too, has evolved, shifting from brick-and-mortar stores to the virtual realm. This has made the protection of Internet copyright a very important global issue. The seminar co-hosted by TIPO and EETO not only allowed guests to gain a better understanding of the practices and efforts undertaken by the European Union and Taiwan in relation to Internet copyright protection, but also provided food for thought regarding the future and development of Internet copyright.

• Publish Date : 2020-12-28
• Update : 2020-12-28
• Organization : International Legal Affairs Office
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