IP/N/1/TPKM/23/Rev.1, IP/N/1/TPKM/C/13/Rev.1

Chinese Taipei

Copyright Act

To curb malicious online infringement, Articles 87 and 93 of the Copyright Act was amended. In the amendments, knowing that the works broadcast or transmitted publicly by another person infringe economic rights, to manufacture, import or sell equipment or devices preloaded with the computer programs which have aggregated the Internet Protocol Addresses of such works and to receive benefit therefrom, will face a sentence of up to two years imprisonment or detention, or in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, a fine of not more than five hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars.

Please refer to the website of the Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs to get more information about the Copyright Act. Website: http://www.tipo.gov.tw Contact email address: ipogp@tipo.gov.tw

Ministry of Economic Affairs

https://ip-documents.info/2022/IP/TPKM/22_7355_00_x.pdf
https://ip-documents.info/2022/IP/TPKM/22_7355_00_e.pdf