Govt steps up piracy fight in Thailand

[webfact]

Govt steps up piracy fight in Thailand

 

 

BANGKOK, 22 January 2018 (NNT) – The government has vowed to continue its effort to solve the problem of intellectual properties infringement in Thailand, says the government spokesman. 

Government spokesman Lt Gen Sansern Kaewkamnerd said Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was satisfied with the fact that none market in Thailand was listed on the United States Trade Representative's (USTR) latest Notorious Markets List, which highlights piracy and counterfeit goods. 

The Prime Minister said the improvement shows Thailand has made progress in copyrights protection and the implementation of anti-piracy law. This helped create a positive environment for investment in keeping with the government's goal to push forward national development from innovations and intellectual properties. 

Gen Prayut also thanked all related agencies for their contribution to this success, while invited Thai people to stop selling, buying, or using counterfeited goods, and be aware of the importance of intellectual properties. 

A total of 13 markets or commercial areas in Thailand were listed on the USTR's list during 2007-2017. Meanwhile, the government had from January - September 2017 made 700 arrests and confiscated 150,000 counterfeited product items.

 

-- nnt 2018-01-22

[gunderhill]

How about the pirates   running the so  called  Govt?

[colinneil]

General Sansern said people should follow our example, only buy genuine watches not fakes.

[RichardColeman]

They could fly the jolly Roger from their stall, if they've paid the right people here nothing will happen. 

[saminoz]

Frikkin retards.  Just the other day they were bragging that the US had taken them off a list of major piracy countries.

[ZeVonderBearz]

Once they've cleared out all the fakes they then need to stop ripping off their people by selling them goods at inflated price and with almost zero consumer rights. I find it amazing how big a rip off the shopping is here. The brother in law often woo's his clients with trips to the UK and I ask what his clients normally get up to when they're there, do they visit world class museums, attend world class concerts, see world class football, get ratted in a real pub drinking real beer? You know, all of the things that you can't do in Thailand. None of the above. They all go shopping as it's cheaper than in Thailand. 

[Srikcir]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

A total of 13 markets or commercial areas in Thailand were listed on the USTR's list during 2007-2017.

It appears that Thai physical markets and commercial areas are not collectively listed each year (ie., total of 13) but rather specifically identified where IP problems appear "notorious."

 

The 2013 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets identifies 13 market or areas:

• in Bangkok the Pantip Plaza, Klong Thom, Saphan Lek, Baan Mor, MBK Shopping Center,

  Talad Nat on Wireless Road, Chatuchak, Sukhumvit Road and Patpong Market;

• in Phuket the Patong and Karon Beaches;

• in Pattaya the IT City; and

• in Aranyaprathet the Rong Klua border market

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED 2013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf

The 2014 List doesn't list any Thai markets or areas but merely references the 2013 list, "reports indicate that pervasive counterfeiting and piracy continue in all of the previously - listed markets"

The 2015 List virtually repeats the same statement, "reports indicate that pervasive counterfeiting and piracy continue in most of the previously-listed markets and particularly at MBK Mall"

The 2016 List makes the same statement as in the 2015 List except "at MBK Mall" became "the MBK Center"

The 2017 List makes NO reference to Thailand, not even why there's no reference.  

Thus, (to me) the absence of a Thai market or commercial area in a USTR list is not necessarily evidence that a physical market or commercial area is in clear compliance. They're just not viewed currently by the US as "notorious."

 

More like an acceptable "work in progress?"

 

[Thian]

We also shop a lot abroad or let friends bring it from abroad....is half price and for sure not fake.

 

But even real brands can be very low quality in Thailand, i guess they bargained soo much that the brands agreed for that price but deliver a very low quality. Just like Thai do.

 

If you buy a Karcher or Makita 220V machine the ground wire is not even connected making it a dangerous machine which is not allowed to use in the West.