Chocolate company apologizes national artist for using the image of Wat Rong Khun on its product packaging

 

 

BANGKOK: -- A chocolate company has apologized national artist Chalermchai Kositpipat and made 500,000 baht in donation to a school for the blinds as compensation for copyright violation.

 

Mr Sawet Sawetsompob, senior director of Sino-Pacific Trading (Thailand) Limited, personally approached Mr Chalermchai Thursday afternoon to offer his apology to the wellknown national artist after the latter told the media that the producer of a chocolate products used the image of Wat Rong Khun, his creation in Chiang Rai, on the chocolate packaging without his permission.

 

The artist alleged that such an act amounting to copyright violation.

 

Mr Sawet was reported to have told Chalermchai the company was totally unaware that it was violating the artist’s right as it just wanted to promote Thai culture in its chocolate products.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/chocolate-company-apologizes-national-artist-using-image-wat-rong-khun-product-packaging/

 

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Good for the artist to hold the company somewhat accountable...the donation is a nice touch and speaks well for the artist....a huge obstacle in asia is getting people to understand the value of intellectual property...no one wants to conduct business in a setting where ideas are not valued or compensated...