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May 2, 2012

Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World 2012 – Vietnam Chapter

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Multilaw and West (Thomson Reuters)

Published by Multilaw in association with West (a Thomson Reuters business), Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World introduces international readers to the laws governing media, advertising, entertainment, and art in 43 countries, including Vietnam. The Vietnam chapter outlines the following issues:

  • Media Law: Sources, regulatory framework, defamation, invasion of privacy, and right of publicity
  • Advertising Law: Legal framework, false advertising, and third party trademarks and copyrights in advertising
  • Entertainment Law: Basic principles, statutes and case law, types of legal matters characterized as entertainment law
  • Art Law: Legal basis for artists’ rights, dealer-artist and purchaser-dealer relationships, art auctions, and legal issues regarding “stolen” artworks

Tilleke & Gibbins contributed this chapter as part of the firm’s participation in Multilaw, one of the world’s leading associations of independent law firms with over 60 member firms in more than 50 countries.

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