Paper Title
‘Must Have’ Rule In Thailand And Its Effect On Copyright Protection

Abstract
Copyright Protection has long been an issue in Thailand for sometimes. Recently, controversies lied in broadcasting area due to the rule called ‘Must Have’ rule which hurt the principle of copyright protection by deceiving the right of copyright owner and copyright holder on their works . Though such rule was created in order to make available of the important program to be reached by all people, the rule itself must not favor public rather than private interest. Therefore, this research aimed to analyze the effect of ‘Must Have’ rule on Copyright Protection in order to find solution that balance public and private interest in broadcasting work. Keywords: Copyright Law, Must Have rule, Intellectual property, Broadcasting