Vietnam exporters face software piracy raids
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hi-Tech Crime Control Police Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security are conducting surprise inspections for intellectual property rights compliance, with a focus on software use at four major wholly f
The raids are part of a renewed strong-arm effort by the Government following series of public awareness campaigns over the last few years targeting agencies and companies delivered in co-operation with such international organisations as the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and domestic and international software publishers.
The latest inspections followed a workshop held in March by the BSA and the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in HCM City to promote awareness of and compliance with intellectual property rights. All four of the Taiwanese companies which were targeted are large-scale enterprises with 200 to 7,000 employees, one based in southern Binh Duong Province and the other three in HCM City. They are involved in footwear and garment production, plastics, motorbikes and automobile parts.
