Software Piracy and Copyright Laws United States vs Vietnam

Software Piracy and Copyright Laws: United States versus Vietnam I. Introduction Software piracy is the unauthorized duplication, distribution or use of computer software. Five main types of software piracy exist: publisher patent and copyright infringement, industrial piracy, corporate piracy, reseller piracy, and home piracy. Software piracy is a large global issue, which has become a more pressing issue due to a number of reasons: software is now easier to distribute on a global scale due to global access to the internet; culturally, people have not been taught that copying software is like stealing; a physical component does not need to be manufactured; and finally individuals state that they cannot afford the high cost of†¦show more content†¦It states that computer programs and databases are explicitly protected as literary works, and therefore are protected by previous copyright laws.2 In 1998, the US expanded the protections given to copyright holders greatly by implementing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA is divided int o two major sections. First, it created laws against circumvention devices used to get around copyright protection. Second, it protects ISPs from copyright liability as long as they take down the offending information quickly after being notified.3 Some problems have been brought up with the DMCA, and some of its uses have been ethically questionable. The DMCA does not allow people to publish the source code to circumvention devices, and this could constitute violating their first amendment rights. Another issue is that ISPs are very weary about hosting copyrighted material, and therefore take down any content that is requested whether it really should be or not. This could violate the privacy of internet users. The DMCA has managed to prevent free expression and research. For example, Professor Felten and his students from Princeton were prohibited from giving a presentation on the insecurities of the digital watermarks used in protecting digital music. 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