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On June 11, the Police Investigation Agency of Phu Tho Province announced that it had issued a decision to prosecute a criminal case for Crime of infringing copyright and related rights according to Article 225 of the Penal Code, and at the same time organized an emergency search of 5 locations in Hanoi and Phu Tho that are companies providing computers and installing software. Download The Police Investigation Agency read the urgent search warrant for the residence and workplace of Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, born in 1981, Director of Song Lam Trading and Services Co., Ltd. - Photo: Phu Tho Provincial Police. This is the first case nationwide to be prosecuted related to the illegal use of copyrighted computer software. Recently, there has been an illegal use of copyrighted computer software products, especially the Windows operating system. and the Microsoft Office suite of applications, are quite popular. Many subjects have taken advantage of websites, technology forums, social networks and e-commerce platforms to advertise, buy, sell and share non-copyrighted software versions; At the same time, providing illegal activation tools such as crack, pirated key, activator... to disable the copyright protection mechanism of the manufacturer to use illegal software. Through the work of understanding the situation, the Economic Police Department of Phu Tho Provincial Police discovered Song Lam Trading and Services Company Limited (address No. 2371, group 92, Area 8, Nong Trang ward, Phu Tho province), owned by Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen (born in 1981) as Director, has provided 81 computers to many businesses and units in the province. The inspection process determined that these computers were pre-installed with the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office software and showed signs of using illegal copyright activation tools such as cracks, pirated keys, and activators to use illegal software. On June 11, 2026, the Police Investigation Agency of Phu Tho Provincial Police issued a Decision to prosecute a criminal case on Crimes of infringement of copyright and related rights according to Article 225 of the Penal Code; At the same time, urgent searches were organized at 5 locations in Hanoi and Phu Tho, which are companies operating in the field of providing computers and installing software to serve the investigation. Expanding verification at an educational facility in the province, the police continued to discover 350 more computers managed and used by the school with signs of similar violations. All of these computers are provided by Athena Vietnam Information System Company Limited and Tek-Solution Technology Solution Company Limited based in Hanoi city. According to the investigation agency, the legal copyright value of the Windows operating system and Microsoft Office application suite on the market ranges from about 4,000,000 VND to 9,000,000 VND for each computer. With the number of infringing machines discovered, direct damages to rights holders are estimated to reach tens of billions of dong. However, the actual damage does not only stop at the value of the appropriated copyright but also seriously affects research and product development activities, reduces the effectiveness of intellectual property rights protection, and negatively impacts the healthy competitive environment and the legitimate rights and interests of businesses and organizations that own the software. These are long-term damages that are difficult to fully measure in terms of material value. The act of installing, using or providing non-copyrighted software is an act of copyright infringement of computer programs, violating the provisions of law on intellectual property. In addition, the use of illegally activated software also poses many potential risks of losing information safety and security. Software of unknown origin can be installed with malicious code and spyware, facilitating cyber attacks, data theft and violating the secrets of agencies, organizations, businesses and individuals. The Police Investigation Agency of Phu Tho Provincial Police is continuing to expand the investigation, clarifying the roles and responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals for strict handling in accordance with the law. ATRefer moreProsecuting a foreigner causing trouble, Vandalism of coffee shops in Da Nang See moreProsecution of the owner of the Ao Dai Dat Good Fabric brand for copying designs See moreProsecution of large-scale food and counterfeit food producers See moreChief of Office of the Ministry of Public Security: Prosecuted 56 cases, 98 defendants for violating intellectual property rights See moreProsecution and temporary detention of former Head of Dong Hoi City Civil Judgment Enforcement Branch
