The lack of judges experienced in dealing with intellectual property (IP) cases is hindering efforts to clamp down on music, movie and software piracy in Vietnam, heard a conference last week in Ho Chi Minh City.
Four major record companies have brought a High Court action aimed at compelling Eircom to take measures to prevent its networks being used for the illegal downloading of music.
A career criminal counterfeiter and his accomplice have been ordered to pay back £400,000 after being caught with thousands of illegal CDs in south-west Scotland.
