CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHTS AN ANTHOLOGY FOR IP PRACTITIONERS EDITORS: FAISAL DAUDPOTA TÂNIA AOKI CARNEIRO (ENFORCEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE) COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE MARCH 2021 CONTENTS Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................ 3 Contributors ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Albania .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Argentina ................................................................................................................................................ 9 Australia ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Belgium ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Brazil ..................................................................................................................................................... 18 Bulgaria ................................................................................................................................................. 21 Canada .................................................................................................................................................. 24 Colombia ............................................................................................................................................... 35 Czech Republic ..................................................................................................................................... 38 Dominican Republic ............................................................................................................................. 42 Ecuador ................................................................................................................................................. 45 France .................................................................................................................................................... 48 Germany ................................................................................................................................................ 52 Greece ................................................................................................................................................... 56 Guatemala ............................................................................................................................................. 60 Hong Kong ............................................................................................................................................ 62 Hungary ................................................................................................................................................ 65 India ...................................................................................................................................................... 70 Israel ...................................................................................................................................................... 74 Italy ....................................................................................................................................................... 76 Kosovo .................................................................................................................................................. 80 Luxembourg .......................................................................................................................................... 83 Mexico .................................................................................................................................................. 86 New Zealand ......................................................................................................................................... 89 Nigeria .................................................................................................................................................. 92 Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................. 95 Peru ..................................................................................................................................................... 100 Poland ................................................................................................................................................. 105 Romania .............................................................................................................................................. 109 Serbia .................................................................................................................................................. 112 Singapore ............................................................................................................................................ 116 Slovakia .............................................................................................................................................. 123 1 South Africa ........................................................................................................................................ 126 Spain ................................................................................................................................................... 129 Sweden ................................................................................................................................................ 134 Switzerland ......................................................................................................................................... 140 Taiwan ................................................................................................................................................ 144 Thailand .............................................................................................................................................. 147 The Netherlands .................................................................................................................................. 153 Ukraine ................................................................................................................................................ 157 United Arab Emirates ......................................................................................................................... 160 United Kingdom.................................................................................................................................. 164 United States of America .................................................................................................................... 168 Vietnam ............................................................................................................................................... 171 2 Executive Summary In order to enable IP law practitioners to gather a quick understanding of common as well as diverse themes with regard to criminal enforcement thresholds as to copyrights around the world, the Enforcement Sub-Committee of the Copyright Committee has assembled this anthology, as the sub-committee work product. This anthology was first concluded in 2019 covering twenty (20) countries. In the beginning of the 2020-2021 term, the Enforcement Sub-Committee expanded the report into thirty one (31) countries and now, with the collaboration of the members of the full Copyright Committee, a total of forty four (44) nations are covered. As this anthology gathers the distinctive elements as to criminal procedure schemes of select jurisdictions for copyrights enforcement, IP law practitioners should read the contents hereto as introductory soundbites (and not a substitute of local legal advice). Pragmatic observers will immediately note some interesting facts highlights from this anthology. 3 Contributors 1- Irma Cami, Albanian IP Matters (Albania) 2- Verónica Canese, Marval O'Farrell Mairal (Argentina) 3- Diego Fernandez, Marval O'Farrell Mairal (Argentina) 4- Andrés O’Farrell, Marval O'Farrell Mairal (Argentina) 5- Richard Watts, Simpson Grierson (Australia) 6- Tom Heremans, CMS (Belgium) 7- Françoise Billen, CMS (Belgium) 8- Tânia Aoki Carneiro, T. Aoki Advogados (Brazil) 9- Nevena Radlova, CMS (Bulgaria) 10- Tanya Stefanova, CMS (Bulgaria) 11- Lorne Lipkus, Kestenberg Siegal Lipkus LLP (Canada) 12- María Fernanda Castellanos, Brigard Castro (Colombia) 13- Tomas Matejovsky, CMS (Czech Republic) 14- Jan Jezek Billen, CMS (Czech Republic) 15- Jaime R. Angeles, Angeles Pons (Dominican Republic) 16- María Rosa Fabara Vera, Fabara Abogados (Ecuador) 17- Jehan-Philippe Jacquey, Gilbey Legal (France) 18- Astrid Gérard, Preu Bohlig & Partners (Germany) 19- Micaela Schork, Tigges Rechtsanwalte (Germany) 20- Ulrike Böker, Leo Schmidt-Hollburg Witte & Frank (Germany) 21- Alkisti-Irene Malamis, Malamis & Associates (Greece) 22- Ivon Hernandez, Arias Intellectual Property (Guatemala) 23- Steven Birt, Reed Smith (Hong Kong) 24- Agnes Solyom, CMS (Hungary) 25- Miklos Boros, CMS (Hungary) 26- Xerxes Ranina, Neolegal Associates