New regulation imposes VND-billion fines for using ‘freebie' softwareNew rules imposed by the Penal Code for software piracy, including crippling financial fines up to VND1 billion ($45,400), the suspension of operations, and so on, are expected to mitigate and hopefully terminate piracy in Vietnam. While infringements seem to have gone down from the VND2.5 billion ($113,636) in financial fines for software piracy in 2015, local software piracy remains rampant in different forms and degrees. According to VNCERT, one of the main causes of these incidents may be attributed to businesses using software of dubious sources, leaving their computers vulnerable to malware infection. “Over the years, the enforcement and protection of copyrights, property rights, and ownership rights for computer software have achieved impressive results. Nevertheless, computer software piracy is still a widespread issue with different forms and varying degrees of abuse.