Goodbye to pirated Windows and Office: a country [Vietnam] sets fines of up to 1 billion in local currency [Vietnamese dong = ~$38,000], and PC users should pay attention
3 months ago by alessandro to c/pcgaming
Nah, they appear to also target individuals.
I can't seem to find anything on the article that seems to say so other than, you should just be careful and verify your software. I can't imagine going after tens of thousands of people to be remotely viable.
I agree with you about not being viable for the individual. In the USA there were several scary news stories about people being fine obscene amounts for torrents.
Here is the article, but (manually) summarized to highlight the contrast between individuals and organizations.
The case is a warning for PC retailers, IT service companies, schools, businesses, and everyday laptop users who may not think twice about what is running on their machines.
Under Article 225, a person who commits qualifying copyright infringement can face a fine ...
For companies, the possible exposure is even bigger.
Smaller cases still carry penalties
Not every case becomes a criminal case. In lower-level violations that do not meet the threshold for prosecution, administrative fines may still apply. ...
For unauthorized copying of protected works, fines for individuals range from 5 million to 50 million dong, or about $190 to $1,900 ... For organizations, the fines listed for the same conduct are doubled
Fair, that said, as someone who doesn't live there, I'd wait to see how things go. As someone in a nearby country, while there are even heavier penalties here, it's a law that's rarely ever invoked so I'm not sure if it matters in the grand scheme of things for the individual.
I can just imagine the scene, fortunate son playing in the background as a chopper comes flying in, cut to the scene of thousands of Vietnamese people on their computers peacefully typing in bliss...
My go-to is to install and see if Microsoft activated it themselves. It's pretty common for enterprise equipment to have a built-in license.
If not, I sell as-is and suggest the user buy a third party license, if they want one.
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I have trouble taking piracy enforcement seriously from any company involved in AI tech.
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