The Copyright Act (No. 3) B.E. 2558 (A.D. 2015) was approved by the National Legislative Assembly, signed into law by the King and published in the Royal Gazette on February 5, 2015. It came into force on April 6, 2015 [though the WIPO web page gives the date of coming into force as 4 August 2015].WIPO's collection of Thailand's intellectual property law texts can be found here
The Act amends the Copyright Act B.E. 2537 (1994), introducing the prohibition of, and penalties for, recording movies in movie theaters, and exemptions from copyright infringement for disabled people.
In 1709 (or was it 1710?) the Statute of Anne created the first purpose-built copyright law. This blog, founded just 300 short and unextended years later, is dedicated to all things copyright, warts and all.
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Thai statute amendment now available online
According to WIPO Lex News, another piece of Thai legislation had been added to the organisation's online database:
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