These are among the findings of the fifth annual global PC software piracy study released by the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an international association representing the global sofware industry. The study covers 108 countries and was conducted independently by IDC, the information technolody (IT) industry' + char(39)+ N's leading global market research and forecasting firm.

"This report shows that Vietnam has taken a step in the right direction, but has more work to do in the battle against software piracy,", said Tarun Sawney, BSA Director of Anti - Piracy in Asia.

"The 3 percent drop in the software piracy rate is encouraging, and it clearly demonstrates that the fight against piracy can be won," said Dr. Vu Manh Chu, the Head of the Copyright Office of Vietnam.      

Thanh Hoa