The message seems to be getting across. Earlier this month, Viet-nam's largest Internet company, state-owned FPT, signed its first copyright licensing agreement with Microsoft, paying an undisclosed amount to have the software legally installed on their computers.
For CEO Truong Gia Binh, it's a matter of self-interest. Respecting international software copyrights is the key to insuring Vietnam's own fledgling software development growth, he said.
"If you don't respect the intellectual property of others, it won't be possible to have a software industry here," he said.
Chu said he hopes the trade agreement will force Vietnam to rework its rules on copyrights to improve compliance. But he said there are no plans at present for the National Assembly to revise laws regulating enforcement.
US officials have promised to provide Vietnam with training and technical help to fight piracy, but so far the FBI has held only one training session, he said.
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