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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