A law to tackle rampant online sales of pirate products is expected to take effect next year. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd)The intellectual property chief expects the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society's bill to tackle online sales of pirate products to take effect next year. Thosapone Dansuputra, acting director-general of the Intellectual Property Department, said on Wednesday that drafting of the ministry's new computer act was well underway. Sales of pirate products were common on Facebook and at flea markets. The level of intellectual property violation could be bigger than the illegal copying of movies in theatres, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post November 16, 2016 08:25 UTC