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Seminar on the Applications of Blockchain Technology for the Digital Content Industry
To help practitioners of the digital content industry and the public gain a better understanding of how to apply blockchain technology to the said industry, TIPO held a seminar on August 1. Invited experts from Japan and Institute for Information Industry of Taiwan shared their knowledge on possible businesses models and legal issues.
Seminar on the Applications of Blockchain Technology for the Digital Content Industry
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Forum on the Development and Challenge of Collective Management Organizations
TIPO and domestic collective management organizations (CMOs) exchanged views on the feasibility of joint licensing on public performance of computer karaoke machines, the establishment of the copyright information management system, financial disclosure of CMOs, and standards of royalty rate review.
Completion of Copyright Requests
TIPO completed three requests for approval of license of works of unknown copyright ownership. They included one musical work and two literary works. All of the approved decisions were published on TIPO’s website.
Strengthening Staff’s Copyright Knowledge
TIPO organized seven learning sessions to step up staff’s copyright knowledge. These sessions covered international CMO systems and important copyright information, copyright issues involving emerging technologies (such as AI).
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