Rip-offs strike wrong chord
Slapping Khmer song lyrics over international hits or ripping off the creative content of foreign-produced music videos is a practice in the Kingdom that must end within one year, Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts officials said at a conference in the capital yesterday. A crackdown on those copying creative and intellectual property is designed to inspire Cambodians to create their own work, said Sin Chan Saya, a department director at the ministry. ... Cambodian copycats often repurpose the melody or composition of an international track along with the storyline and visual design of the accompanying music video, according to Chan Saya. ...
Mom Kunthear
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