Vietnamese fabric brand owner charged with AI-assisted copyright infringement
Police in Ho Chi Minh City charged Hoàng Thị Bích Ngọc, owner of the Đất Lành fabric brand, with copyright infringement for allegedly using AI technology to copy a collection of áo dài designs created by fashion designer Đỗ Trịnh Hoài Nam. The collection "Thư từ phố thị" was previously registered and protected with Vietnam's Copyright Office.
What happened
Hoàng Thị Bích Ngọc, owner of the Đất Lành fabric brand, used AI technology to copy the áo dài collection 'Thư từ phố thị' created by fashion designer Đỗ Trịnh Hoài Nam.
The collection was legally registered and protected by Vietnam's Copyright Office and had been publicly presented at cultural, fashion and media events.
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