What is Meant by Reasonable Citation of Works?

Section 6, Article 1 of the amended Intellectual Property Law 2009 stipulates the cases of using published works without having to ask for permission, and without having to pay royalties or remuneration, including:

Reasonable quotations of works that do not misinterpret the author's intent for the purpose of commentary or illustration in one's own work.

According to Article 23 of Decree 22/2018/ND-CP, reasonable quotations of works that do not misinterpret the author's intent for the purpose of commentary or illustration in one's own work as stipulated in point b, clause 1, Article 25 of the Intellectual Property Law must meet the following conditions:

- The quotation is used solely to introduce, comment, or clarify the issue mentioned in one's own work.

- The quoted portion from the work used does not harm the copyright of the work being quoted; it is consistent with the nature and features of the type of work being quoted.

Therefore, the current intellectual property law does not provide a definition of what constitutes a reasonable quotation of a work.

However, according to the above guidelines, a reasonable quotation of a work that does not misinterpret the author's intent for the purpose of commentary or illustration in one's own work must ensure compliance with all the above-mentioned conditions.

Sincerely!