FALLING SHORT: Premier Su Tseng-chang said that the amendments show Taiwan’s resolve to connect with the international community and become a CPTPP memberBy Lee Hsin-fang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Executive Yuan yesterday approved draft amendments to the Copyright Act (著作權法) and the Trademark Act (商標法) to bring the nation’s laws more in line with the requirements of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which Taiwan has applied to join.
Under the amendments, drafted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, digital piracy, the illegal distribution of data and the public streaming of data would legally speaking be a case of Antragsdelikt, or “no trial without complaint.” That is, if the plaintiff or alleged victim does not bring charges, the police cannot initiate an investigation.
The amendments