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As the title of this video suggests, we are discussing the roll out of a new Copyright Law in Thailand. I got to thinking of making this video after reading a recent article from MCOT that's mcot.net, specifically tna.mcot.net, the article is titled: New Copyright Law Covers Online Content. Quoting directly: "NONTHABURI, August 23rd (TNA) - The new Copyright Law takes effect today and cover the copyrights of online content, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Sinit Lertkrai. The new law, Mr. Sinit said, permitted the immediate removal of pirate content from the internet when copyright owners filed their complaint and parties concerned would not have to wait for a court order for the effect. The new law also set penalties against the producers and sellers of pirate products. It was aimed at boosting confidence among business operators and investors, he said."

Yeah, interesting stuff here. Copyright laws in Thailand, there has been a major push pretty well across the intellectual property sector in Thailand I would argue. Going back 5 years ago you would see it lots of bootlegged DVDs, things on the street, a lot more "bootlegged" products you would see on the street. A lot of that has been cleaned up. I mean really and I can't stress enough, it is not like it was. I think it can be said there are pros and cons to that but I think the folks that have their intellectual property out there on the market probably appreciate that we see much less piracy than when once did.

It is interesting to see the evolution of this whole topic because as noted in the prior iteration of the law required a court order to get things pulled down off the internet and it looks like that is no longer necessarily going to be a requirement. So it will be interesting to see precisely how this plays out and we will keep you updated on the channel if and when there is further to report.