2019 Annual Report Intellectual Property Office

II.IPR EXAMINATIONS AND SERVICES 03 Copyright Affairs In 2019, TIPO continued deepening measures to curb online piracy, proactively asking advertising associations to stop advertising on major infringing websites. Large e-commerce platforms were invited to discuss strategies to resolving problems such as infringement of unauthorized use of merchandise photos to strengthen online sellers' awareness of copyright protection. TIPO held "2019 20th Anniversary Celebrations and Seminar on the Copyright Act - the Past and the Future" to discuss in-depth the influence of new technologies on copyright legal regime and judicial practices. On improving licensing market, TIPO processed many requests for licensing use of works of unknown copyright ownership along with applications, and it rendered decisions on the joint royalty rates, as well as designated the one-stop shop CMO collecting fees for public performance of karaoke machines. All of the above were aimed at resolving copyright problems faced by different sectors. TIPO received two operation permit requests for CMOs managing musical works. One was rejected, the other is still under review. Royalty Rate Review The Operation Permission of CMOs Collective Management Organization (CMO) Affairs TIPO conducted five cases of royalty rate review, with one completed and the other four still pending. To streamline the licensing procedures, TIPO decided on the joint royalty rates and designated the Music Copyright Society of Chinese Taipei (MÜST) as a one-stop shop to collect the rates for public performance by karaoke machines. The above decision and designation took effect on July 1, 2019. In order to crack down on infringing websites, TIPO deepened its implementation of the "Follow the Money" measures, it facilitated the signing of an MOU between the Taiwan Digital Media and Marketing Association (DMA) (members include Google and Yahoo) and two major right- holder groups, namely Taiwan Intellectual Property Alliance (TIPA) and IWL Taiwan Intellectual Property Right Alliance. TIPO also worked with copyright holder groups and Google to facilitate communication and cooperation, and it helped copyright holder groups to join Google's Trusted Copyright Removal Program (TCRP). TIPO evaluated the feasibility of joining efforts of payment service providers (e.g. third-party payment companies, banks and convenient stores) to stop online piracy. Given the nature of these businesses, requiring them to abide by Follow the Money measures is simply not feasible. TIPO therefore encourages copyright holders to follow judicial procedures to stop domestic cash flow towards infringing websites. Assisting in the Crackdown on Online Piracy 2019 TIPOANNUAL REPORT 41