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Lang Van Files Federal Lawsuit Against BH Media Alleging Copyright Infringement of Vietnamese Sound Recordings
Lang Van says BH Media copied Vietnamese recordings and altered ISRC data, part of a broader fight over digital piracy and copyright enforcement failures.
- Lang Van, Inc., a Vietnamese-American music label, filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against BH Media on April 16, 2026, alleging willful infringement of approximately 5,252 recordings.
- The lawsuit follows USTR's April 30 designation of Vietnam as a "Priority Foreign Country," with officials citing ISRC metadata manipulation as a category of enforcement failure affecting Vietnamese music rights.
- BH Media allegedly stripped ISRC metadata from Lang Van's recordings to divert royalty payments from digital platforms, the complaint states, affecting recordings carrying cultural memory of the Vietnamese community.
- Lang Van seeks injunctive relief and statutory damages of up to $150 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed under copyright law provisions.
- The Vietnam Center for Music Copyright has separately filed multiple lawsuits against BH Media for similar infringement, reflecting broader concerns over copyright enforcement for Vietnamese-American labels operating outside Vietnam's jurisdiction.
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Lang Van Sues Hanoi's BH Media in U.S. Federal Court Over Alleged Piracy of 5,252 Vietnamese Sound Recordings
Vietnamese-American label's lawsuit, filed two weeks before USTR's April 30 designation of Vietnam as a "Priority Foreign Country," details ISRC metadata manipulation cited by USTR as a category of enforcement failure.
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