Is recording the movies in cinema considered to be an infringement of copyright in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 6, Article 28 of the Law on Intellectual Property in 2005 stipulating the act of recording the movies in cinema as follows: 1. Appropriating copyright in a literary, artistic or scientific work. 2. Impersonating an author. 3. Publishing or distributing a work without permission from the author. 4. Publishing or distributing a work of joint authors without permission from the co-authors. 5. Modifying, editing or distorting a work in any way which prejudices the honour and reputation of the author. 6. Copying a work without permission from the author or copyright holder, except in the cases stipulated in sub-clauses (a) and (dd) of article 25.1 of this Law. 7. Making a derivative work without permission from the author or copyright holder of the work used for making such derivative work, except in the case stipulated in sub-clause (i) of article 25.1 of this Law. 8. Using a work without permission from the copyright holder and without paying royalties, remuneration or other material benefits in accordance with law, except in the cases stipulated in article 25.1 of this Law. ... Pursuant to Article 35 of the Law on Intellectual Property in 2005 stipulating infringement of related rights as follows: 1. Appropriating the rights of a performer, producer of audio and visual fixation, or of a broadcasting organization. 2. Impersonating a performer, producer of audio and visual fixation, or a broadcasting organization. 3. Publishing, producing and distributing a formulated performance, audio and visual fixation or a broadcast without permission from the performer, producer of the audio and visual fixation or from the broadcasting organization. 4. Modifying, editing or distorting a performance in any way which prejudices the honour and reputation of the performer. 5. Copying or reciting from a formulated performance, audio and visual fixation or a broadcast without permission from the performer, producer of the audio and visual fixation or from the broadcasting organization. ... As regulations above, recording the movies in the cinema is an infringement of copyright. In the case you mentioned above, B was recording the movie in the cinema without permission from the copyright author and the broadcasting organization (in this case is the cinema) so B will shall face administrative sanctions or criminal prosecution.