Regulatory Update On Antipiracy Rules In Asia

The main recent Anti-Piracy Law & Regulatory changes in Asia over the last 6 months :

• Vietnam (New 2025 IP Law & E-commerce Rules): Effective April 2026, Vietnam's amended IP law strengthens enforcement against intermediaries. New rules require large digital platforms to move beyond "notice-and-takedown" to a "notice-and-staydown" mechanism, using automatic filters to prevent pirated content from reappearing.
• Indonesia (Global Royalty Initiative): In October 2025, Indonesia proposed the "Jakarta Protocol" to WIPO, aiming to strengthen global royalty protection for creators and news publishers against AI-driven content scraping.
• Philippines (Voluntary Administrative Site Blocking): The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has implemented Memorandum Circular 2023-025, allowing swift blocking of pirated sites to reduce the country's high piracy rate.