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Copyright infringement in the field of journalism today is no longer simply copy-paste as before but has become extremely sophisticated. In particular, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a new threat as these systems scan the content of major newspapers for training without paying a penny. Download Mr. Le Quoc Minh - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association spoke at the Discussion Session. Photo: Thai Son/VGP Mr. Le Quoc Minh - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department, Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper, Chairman of the Vietnam Journalists Association announced the above content in the discussion session on Press copyright in the AI era: Protecting the value of journalism of the 2026 National Press Forum held today (June 20), within the framework of the 2026 National Press Conference in Hai Phong. Mr. Le Quoc Minh said that the content was used. To use is to pay. Therefore, if we do not struggle, AI will soon imitate and do better than humans in simple content; The press must focus on creativity and in-depth emotions, but at the same time there must be sanctions to prevent the situation of living on the back of the press. Ms. Dang Thi Phuong Thao - Deputy Director of the Press Department (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) also raised the challenge for the press in the digital era, which is the issue of copyright. A representative of the Press Department said that the issue of press copyright infringement is extremely painful with the following situation: Copying verbatim, cooking the content by changing the title, changing part of the text; violating images and videos such as cutting logos, editing identities, reposting on social networks and exploiting journalistic data with AI through collecting training data; summarize content, reproduce press information. This situation causes press agencies to lose advertising revenue, reduce visits, while journalists have reduced creative motivation, making it difficult to protect copyright; for society, it means a decline in investment in quality journalism; an increase in false information and collage, Ms. Thao said. To protect press copyright in the digital environment, Mr. Le Quoc Minh said: It is necessary to raise awareness within press agencies, ensuring respect and not violating each others copyright content. At the same time, press agencies must also step up enforcement of copyright laws; increase the application of technology to trace violations; Resolutely request compensation, no matter how big or small the compensation value is. This not only contributes to deterring violations but also prevents the efforts and intelligence of reporters and editors from being illegally exploited. Ms. Dang Thi Phuong Thao said that although Vietnams legal framework on copyright is relatively complete, enforcement still faces many difficulties, especially legal gaps regarding revenue sharing from cross-border platforms and AIs use of press data, revenue sharing with the press, and multi-platform digital content copyright management. This reality shows that the law is running behind the pace of technological development. To protect the legitimate rights of journalists who are working day and night to create and produce useful content for society, the Press Department proposes solutions, which are: it is necessary to improve institutions to clearly regulate AI data and copyright negotiation mechanisms; Applying technology to automatically scan violating content; develop a mandatory revenue sharing mechanism for digital platforms; Establish a collective management agency for press rights to represent licensing and collect fees. As for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, according to Ms. Dang Thi Phuong Thao, it is continuing to improve institutions and propagate and enforce the Intellectual Property Law, the Press Law and the Governments Official Telegram No. 38. Develop, perfect and upgrade the Media Hub solution into a national data platform to manage and protect press data rights in the digital environment. Building a data center and international communication cooperation. These include the task of supporting press copyright protection; pilot research on the press copyright protection center model. Recommending measures to protect and enforce copyright in the field of journalism, Ms. Pham Thi Kim Oanh, Deputy Director of the Copyright Department (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) said that press agencies need to quickly review their resources, identify assets and apply protection measures according to the provisions of the Intellectual Property Law and Decree No. 17/2023/ND-CP dated April 26, 2023 detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Intellectual Property Law on copyright and related rights. Ms. Pham Thi Kim Oanh emphasized that editorial offices coordinate with technology units to attach identification codes to exploitable assets to ensure security. In this process, intermediary service providers (ISPs) are also responsible for coordinating to enforce copyright in the digital environment. Diep AnhSee moreOpening the Journalists Festival: Maintaining bravery and mastering technology
