BANGKOK - Thailand plans to toughen its intellectual property protection law to punish, for the first time, buyers of products that breach copyright and trademark laws, aiming primarily at pirated music and movies and fake brand-name goods, a senior Thai official said Thursday.
In an effort to fight increased infringement of local music and movies, the plan includes amending current laws also to penalise lessors of any property used for manufacturing, storing or selling products that violate the copyrights and trademark laws.