Infringing upon intellectual property rights in information technology activities is strictly prohibited in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Article 12 of the Law on Information Technology 2006 of Vietnam, prohibited acts include:

One, obstructing lawful activities or supporting illegal activities in information technology application and development; illegally obstructing the operation of the system of national domain-name servers; destroying the information infrastructure or destroying information in the network environment.

Two, supplying, exchanging, transmitting, storing or using digital information for the following purposes:

- Opposing the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or undermining the all-people unity bloc;

- Exciting violence, propagating wars of aggression; sowing hatred among nations and peoples, exciting obscene, depravation, crime, social evils or superstition; undermining the nation's fine traditions and customs;

- Revealing state secrets, military, security, economic, external relation or other secrets provided for by law;

- Distorting, slandering, or offending the prestige of organizations or the honor, dignity or prestige of citizens;

- Advertising for or propagating goods or services banned by law.

Three, infringing upon intellectual property rights in information technology activities; illegally producing or circulating information technology products; forging websites of other organizations or individuals; creating illegal links to domain names lawfully used by organizations or individuals.

View more details at the Law on Information Technology 2006 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2007.

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