Vietnam is one of the countries making robust progress in protectingcomputer intellectual property rights, the acting director general ofthe Copyright Office of Vietnam has said.
The country "had madesignificant strides in software copyright protection efforts over theyears," Vu Ngoc Hoan said in an interview on the occasion of the WorldIntellectual Property Day which falls on April 26.
He quoted thelatest study from the BSA/Software Alliance as an example, saying thatVietnam had risen from a country with one of the highest piracy rates inthe world of 92 percent in 2004 to one that had brought it down to 81percent in 2011.
"Though this is still high compared to theregional average of 60 percent, Vietnam has received recognition frominterested international organisations for its efforts," he said.
DaoAnh Tuan, a programme coordinator of BSA Vietnam, said: "The stronglegal system and active efforts of enforcing activities in protectingsoftware copyright have currently been remarkable in Vietnam."
Headded that the Government had been a leader in obeying softwarecopyright when making recent purchases of software for its agencies.
Tuanalso said that the BSA in June would announce a new study on softwarepiracy, adding that he hoped the rates in Vietnam would continue tofall.
Meanwhile, the recent win for Microsoft Vietnam and LacViet Company in their lawsuit against a foreign company that was foundusing illegal software was an important step forward in the fightagainst software piracy.
After nine years of facing only administrative fines, software piracy cases are now being handled through the courts.
Activitiesto protect software copyright and other intellectual property rightshave helped local companies become more innovative.
Vu Minh Tri,CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, said: "Software piracy is no doubt the mainimpediment to development. Software thefts deter software developers andhinder business expansion.
"Intellectual property rights helpcreate major momentum for continued investment in research anddevelopment for the quick introduction of advanced technologies tocreate better products to meet the ever-increasing needs of society."
HoangVan Tan, deputy director of the Intellectual Property Authority ofVietnam under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that thecountry could create an incentive to keep up innovative work ifcopyright protection continued.
This would give moreopportunities for creative ideas to be applied to production, and wouldsafeguard the interests of innovators.
"On the contrary, when innovation is not protected and fostered, all creation and development will dissipate," he said.
Forthat reason, Tan said this year Vietnam would choose the topic"Intellectual Property Spurs Innovation" for an action week to beorganised in response to the Intellectual Property Day.
"Inevery activity from research to production, innovation and creation isneeded. Without innovation, there will be no development," he said.-VNA
The country "had madesignificant strides in software copyright protection efforts over theyears," Vu Ngoc Hoan said in an interview on the occasion of the WorldIntellectual Property Day which falls on April 26.
He quoted thelatest study from the BSA/Software Alliance as an example, saying thatVietnam had risen from a country with one of the highest piracy rates inthe world of 92 percent in 2004 to one that had brought it down to 81percent in 2011.
"Though this is still high compared to theregional average of 60 percent, Vietnam has received recognition frominterested international organisations for its efforts," he said.
DaoAnh Tuan, a programme coordinator of BSA Vietnam, said: "The stronglegal system and active efforts of enforcing activities in protectingsoftware copyright have currently been remarkable in Vietnam."
Headded that the Government had been a leader in obeying softwarecopyright when making recent purchases of software for its agencies.
Tuanalso said that the BSA in June would announce a new study on softwarepiracy, adding that he hoped the rates in Vietnam would continue tofall.
Meanwhile, the recent win for Microsoft Vietnam and LacViet Company in their lawsuit against a foreign company that was foundusing illegal software was an important step forward in the fightagainst software piracy.
After nine years of facing only administrative fines, software piracy cases are now being handled through the courts.
Activitiesto protect software copyright and other intellectual property rightshave helped local companies become more innovative.
Vu Minh Tri,CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, said: "Software piracy is no doubt the mainimpediment to development. Software thefts deter software developers andhinder business expansion.
"Intellectual property rights helpcreate major momentum for continued investment in research anddevelopment for the quick introduction of advanced technologies tocreate better products to meet the ever-increasing needs of society."
HoangVan Tan, deputy director of the Intellectual Property Authority ofVietnam under the Ministry of Science and Technology, said that thecountry could create an incentive to keep up innovative work ifcopyright protection continued.
This would give moreopportunities for creative ideas to be applied to production, and wouldsafeguard the interests of innovators.
"On the contrary, when innovation is not protected and fostered, all creation and development will dissipate," he said.
Forthat reason, Tan said this year Vietnam would choose the topic"Intellectual Property Spurs Innovation" for an action week to beorganised in response to the Intellectual Property Day.
"Inevery activity from research to production, innovation and creation isneeded. Without innovation, there will be no development," he said.-VNA
