Online movie pirate gets 3 months
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court sentenced a local man to three months in jail on Monday for trying to illegally distribute movies using BitTorrent software.
Chan Nai-ming was convicted last month for trying to distribute three Hollywood blockbusters -- Daredevil, Red Planet and Miss Congeniality -- on the Internet without licences. He pleaded not guilty.
"He was sentenced to three months for each count but they will run concurrently," a court clerk said. Chan filed an appeal and was freed on HK$5,000 (US$645) bail.
It is believed to be the world's first intellectual piracy case involving the file-sharing technology.
BitTorrent, created by programer Bram Cohen, distributes large files quickly by breaking them into many pieces, sharing the pieces among a large number of users, and reassembling them upon delivery.
It is widely used to trade copyrighted materials like movies and television shows. It also has many non-infringing uses.
The Hong Kong government has said the case was the first successful enforcement action against peer-to-peer file sharing. The maximum penalty is four years' jail and a hefty fine.
Article submitted by: Webshark
Last Update: 11-07-2005
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Chan Nai-ming was convicted last month for trying to distribute three Hollywood blockbusters -- Daredevil, Red Planet and Miss Congeniality -- on the Internet without licences. He pleaded not guilty.
"He was sentenced to three months for each count but they will run concurrently," a court clerk said. Chan filed an appeal and was freed on HK$5,000 (US$645) bail.
It is believed to be the world's first intellectual piracy case involving the file-sharing technology.
BitTorrent, created by programer Bram Cohen, distributes large files quickly by breaking them into many pieces, sharing the pieces among a large number of users, and reassembling them upon delivery.
It is widely used to trade copyrighted materials like movies and television shows. It also has many non-infringing uses.
The Hong Kong government has said the case was the first successful enforcement action against peer-to-peer file sharing. The maximum penalty is four years' jail and a hefty fine.
Article submitted by: Webshark
Last Update: 11-07-2005
Category: Off Topic Info
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