Thosapone Dansupatra, chief of the Intellectual Property Department, says the new crackdown on digital piracy will aim at internet-based vendors. (File photo, FB)Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered state officials to speed up the crackdown on digital piracy, especially transactions using popular social media. Thosapone Dansuputra, acting director-general of the Intellectual Property Department, said that despite continued efforts to tackle intellectual property (IP) violations, piracy remains widespread, particularly the sale of counterfeit products on Facebook and at weekend markets. "The premier and commerce minister are gravely concerned about digital piracy and ordered the authorities to suppress piracy, particularly on Facebook," he said. The much-criticised annual US Special 301 report that grades nations on their enforcement of intellectual property laws, is due out in mid-April.

Source: Bangkok Post November 16, 2016 21:57 UTC