kopi_O Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 HONG KONG (AFX) - A Hong Kong man has been convicted for illegally distributing movies over the internet using BitTorrent (BT) technology, in what is believed to be the world's first criminal piracy case involving BT software. Chan Nai-ming was found guilty of copyright infringement for putting three Hollywood movies onto the internet without authorization by using the popular BT peer-to-peer file-sharing program, a judiciary spokeswoman said. The Hong Kong customs and excise department said the unemployed 38-year-old Chan, who was arrested in January, is the first person in the world to be charged with violating copyright laws through the use of BT technology. Chan was released on bail of 5,000 hkd and a sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Nov 7. Woody Tsung, chief executive of Hong Kong's Motion Picture Industry Association, welcomed the verdict, saying he thinks it will keep internet users in the territory from sharing copyrighted files without license. 'This is an important verdict. This should scare people off from distributing any more unauthorized files on the internet,' he said. Hong Kong Commerce Secretary John Tsang also welcomed the decision, saying it is significant as it creates a deterrent for possible file-sharers. He also urged the public, especially young people, to respect intellectual property rights. The customs department said that since Chan's arrest, file-sharing activities that violated copyright laws had dropped by 80 pct. BT is a popular computer program which cuts the time needed to download files, allowing internet users to easily trade and share music, movie and software files. shw/sst/swp :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vargas Posted October 25, 2005 Share Posted October 25, 2005 'This is an important verdict. This should scare people off from distributing any more unauthorized files on the internet,' he said.as if :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Lite Posted October 25, 2005 Administrator Share Posted October 25, 2005 Please include a source when posting news. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopi_O Posted October 25, 2005 Author Share Posted October 25, 2005 Please include a source when posting news. Thanks<{POST_SNAPBACK}>OKie :D http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 you got to be kiding...hong komg... the one place in the world where you can walk down the street anf buy boot leg copies of any movie from street vendors...and they have the balls to arrest and convict a file sharer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 you got to be kiding...hong komg... the one place in the world where you can walk down the street anf buy boot leg copies of any movie from street vendors...and they have the balls to arrest and convict a file sharer....i wonder what his sentence will be on nov 7th? i think i know.it looks like he was sharing "pro friendly view of usa" movies that where not allowed to be release in china for that reason. he should uploaded a micheal moore one. nothing would had happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverSamuel Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 dude, kopi o, i love that brand of coffee, anyways back to the subject, places like HK and Japan are the last few places u wanna upload sth, for the countries('cept for HK) are high-tech and small at the same time, so the ppl r easier to monitor :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted November 10, 2005 Share Posted November 10, 2005 dude, kopi o, i love that brand of coffee, anyways back to the subject, places like HK and Japan are the last few places u wanna upload sth, for the countries('cept for HK) are high-tech and small at the same time, so the ppl r easier to monitor :rolleyes:how would they have tracked the file back to him??thats kinda scary... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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