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Publishing Law amendment (Law 17/2026/QH16), Art. 27

A notice and label on publications made wholly or partly with AI; the Government will set the form.

In short

  • Where: Vietnam
  • Status: Passed; applies from 1 March 2027
  • Who: Publishers of print and e-publications (books, audiobooks, posters)
  • Covers: News and broadcast media only
  • Kennmarq.com: covers images and video today; audio: waits for spoken notices in audio (expected December 2026); text: waits for text (expected March 2027).
Updated 4 November 2026; source checked 4 November 2026. Sources are government sites. This page explains what Kennmarq.com does; it isn't legal advice.

What it asks of each kind of file

What Publishing Law amendment (Law 17/2026/QH16), Art. 27 asks of each kind of AI-generated file, and what Kennmarq.com adds today
FileWhat it asksKennmarq.com today
Imagesa visible labelCovered
Videoa visible labelCovered
Audioa labelWaits for spoken notices in audio (expected December 2026)
Texta visible labelWaits for text (expected March 2027)

In the API

A rule for news and broadcast media only: markets=vn applies Vietnam's general rules in force or passed, not this one (what a call for Vietnam needs). The table above shows what our marks add of what it asks.

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