US accused two online platforms in Vietnam for counterfeiting and piracy
Shopee and Phimmoi have been accused by the US of tolerating counterfeiting and piracy activities in 2020.
The United States Trade Representative Office (USTR) pointed out that online shopping platform of Shopee and the film website of phimmoi are involved in counterfeiting and piracy activities in its newly released report entitled “2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy”.
An advertorial of Shopee. Photo: Kinh te & Do thi. |
“Shopee is an online and mobile e-commerce market based in Singapore with individual country-focused platforms serving the Southeast Asia region and Brazil,” the report stated.
Related sites include shopee.com.my, shopee.ph, shopee.co.th, shopee.vn, shopee.co.id, and shopee.com.br.
Right holders report very high levels of counterfeits being sold on all of Shopee’s platforms. Shopee reportedly has no procedures for vetting third-party sellers and preventing infringers from re-registering on the platforms, and sellers of counterfeit goods seem to have their accounts frozen only after multiple escalating actions.
In addition, Phimmoi.net (with hosting server in Vietnam) and phimmoizz.net are accused of illegally posting thousands of movies and TV shows.
The domain phimmoi.net was subsequently blocked by the Vietnamese government, with most of its traffic moving to phimmoizz.net, which is believed to be run by the same operator. The new domain remains one of the most popular websites in Vietnam.
Other News
- Vietnam among Asia-Pacific's fastest growing economies: FedEx
- Vietnam’s stock market remains attractive investment channel: Expert
- Cuba appreciates Vietnam’s support in food and fisheries production
- Vietnam, China to step up cooperation strategy for mutual development
- PM orders urgent measures to address volatile gold prices
- Vietnam earns US$1.4 billion from rice exports in Q1
- Russia’s Zarubezhneft Group explores opportunity for offshore wind projects in Vietnam
- Vietnam poised to reap rewards of rebound in global demand: AMRO
- India, Vietnam seek strong development objectives: Ambassador
- Vietnam’s economy set for speedy recovery in latter half of 2024
Trending
-
Collective efforts are key to fight against plastic waste
-
Vietnam news in brief - April 25
-
Vietnamese contemporary ballet celebrates Europe Day
-
IT training urged to focus on semiconductors
-
Voluntary social security should cover larger part of informal sector: Experts
-
ASEAN Future Forum 2024: Promoting regional centrality
-
Central bank moves gold auction to tomorrow
-
[Video]Hanoi beauty spots featured in saxophone legend Kenny G's music video
-
Colorful stage shows in Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian area