Kien, Tran --- "Can copyright law be transplanted? Vietnam’s experiences with droit d’auteur, 1864–1975" [2017] ELECD 1311; in Torremans, Paul (ed), "Research Handbook on Copyright Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017) 539

Book Title: Research Handbook on Copyright Law

Editor(s): Torremans, Paul

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781785361425

Section: Chapter 22

Section Title: Can copyright law be transplanted? Vietnam’s experiences with droit d’auteur, 1864–1975

Author(s): Kien, Tran

Number of pages: 17

Abstract/Description:

The chapter explores and discusses, for the first time, the transplantation of France’s droit d’auteur into Vietnam from 1864 to 1975. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, during the reviewed period, different ways of legal borrowing were enthusiastically and extensively used, ranging from imposition, voluntary reception as well as prestige and continuance. As a result, a new, well-versed system of copyright laws was put in place for the country. These laws would become the foundation of the copyright law of Vietnam. Keywords: Vietnam, copyright, droit d'auteur, legal transplant, reception, colonial era