This morning (January 19), the Vietnam Music Protection Center (VCPMC) held a summary of activities in 2023. Accordingly, as of December 2023, the total number of authorized members at VCPMC There are up to 5,782 authors and copyright owners.

In 2023, the total amount of royalties collected by VCPMC (not including value added tax) is more than 344 billion VND. The amount of royalties collected in Vietnam (not including revenue from international CMOs) increases by regarding 29% compared to 2022; 10% exceeding the set target. The amount of money distributed and paid to copyright owners over 4 periods is more than 305 billion VND, an increase of 90% compared to 2022.

Up to now, VCPMC’s two-region legal department has carried out a total of 34 lawsuits for copyright infringement, intellectual property rights disputes, and contract disputes; Currently, 20 cases out of a total of 40 cases have been resolved, and at the same time continue to speed up the warning of violations and filing lawsuits for subsequent violations.

VCPMC said that currently, the Center often faces difficulties because many performance organizers still delay paying royalties, abusing the agreement mechanism to intentionally obscure “monopoly” rights.” of the author has been prescribed by law as well as avoiding the obligations of the user, causing difficulties and costs in terms of processing costs, time and human resources of VCPMC.

Some programs include: BlackPink, Blue Eyes – Ngo Thuy Mien Love Song, BamBam The 1st World Tour Area 52… Even though the agreement was extended, the payment was still made before the performance; Other programs: Saigon Clouds, Wandering Clouds (Da Lat, Hanoi), Grandma… was not willing to pay royalties and currently VCPMC’s legal department is filing a lawsuit.

The Center for Music Protection faces many difficulties in protecting copyright

According to VCPMC, currently, the usage of music products on digital platforms and social networks is increasing, which raises the problem of organizations protecting copyright. Therefore, to improve the efficiency of data processing activities, VCPMC and regional CMOs chaired by JASRAC are planning to build a “Data Exchange System”.

VCPMC signed a cooperation agreement with platforms: Youtube, Facebook, Tiktok, Apple, Spotify… to build a music channel dedicated to each musician, not only maximizing revenue from exploiting works, but also Earn remuneration from the exploitation of recordings invested in and produced by the musicians themselves.

This is also one of VCPMC’s efforts to accompany members in supporting the dissemination and promotion of works. Thereby reviewing and detecting cases of copyright infringement and dissemination in the digital environment. Send warnings and report violations to websites, music applications, online records/links/channels that violate copyrights.

Currently, VCPMC is the only collective copyright representative organization in Vietnam, with the right to represent and protect the interests of over 5 million international authors in Vietnamese territory. At the same time, with bilateral commitments and coordination mechanisms between VCPMC and international organizations, the rights of Vietnamese authors are also managed and protected at 86 collective rights management organizations with the scope of regulated in 154 countries and territories around the world.

To meet development and integration, in January 2024, VCPMC moved the headquarters of the southern branch to a new, more spacious location. According to the plan, VCPMC continues to make changes in facilities and technical infrastructure at its headquarters in Hanoi. At the same time, according to CISAC’s plan and request, VCPMC will host the CISAC Global Conference in Vietnam at the end of 2025.

News from Tuyen Quang Provincial General Hospital said that the hospital’s Emergency Department has just received female patient T (36 years old, residing in Son Duong, Tuyen Quang) with severe scalp peeling due to a work accident.

The patient was admitted to the hospital with his entire scalp peeled off (from the eyelids to the nape of the neck), bleeding profusely, and spraying his forehead following his hair was caught in a tea machine.

The patient was quickly resuscitated by the Emergency Department team, applied pressure bandages to stop the bleeding, and the hospital’s Neurosurgery Department doctor was immediately invited for consultation.

After the emergency consultation, the Hospital contacted and consulted with Viet Duc Hospital to coordinate transferring the patient that night.

Doctor Dao Ngoc Viet, Head of the Emergency Department, Tuyen Quang Provincial General Hospital, said: This is probably one of the most extensive and complex cases of scalp peeling ever received by the Emergency Department.

Initial first aid is very important. The patient needs to be resuscitated, have pain relief, have good hemostasis, preserve the injury site properly and promptly transfer the patient to a facility capable of performing surgery as soon as possible. The better it is, the better it will help increase the likelihood of surgery success.

Doctor Viet also recommends that people need to be more careful when using machinery in daily life and production, ensure wearing full labor protection, regularly check machine quality… to avoid accidents. unfortunately happened.

If you have an accident at work or at home, you should take the victim to the nearest medical facility as soon as possible for emergency treatment and timely treatment.