TIPO facilitates the signing of a MoU on the Infringing Website List between the TAAA and TIPA in August 2017
2017/10/31 TaiwanDate Posted：2017-10-31
With TIPO’s coordination and facilitation efforts, the Taipei Association of Advertising Agencies (TAAA) and the Taiwan Intellectual Property Alliance (TIPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the Infringing Website List (IWL) of Taiwan in August 2017, signaling cooperation between the two organizations. According to the MoU, TIPA will provide the IWL for the reference of the TAAA, while members of the TAAA will refrain from putting ads on these sites, in the hope of disrupting the revenue flow of these websites, curbing online infringement, and protecting the brand image of brand owners.
Currently, rights-holder groups in six major areas including music, films, drama, animation and comics, software, and books have joined the MoU, and more are expected to follow in the future. TIPO welcomes the development of the IWL cooperation, and hopes that the MoU will apply to more rights-holders and advertisers in the future, thereby providing stronger copyright protection over the content industry in Taiwan.
Intellectual Property Office Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C.
