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First BitTorrent Arrest in Hong Kong

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the john-law-catches-on dept.

prostoalex writes "Associated Press says a 38-year-old was arrested in Hong Kong for uploading Daredevil, Red Planet and Miss Congeniality via a BitTorrent client. Hong Kong laws provide for a maximum of 4 years in prison and $6,400 fine for every copy distributed without copyright owner's permission."

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  1. huh? by tedtimmons · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Miss Congeniality? Was he arrested for poor/distasteful use of bandwidth?

  2. If you upload and no one downloads... by glowimperial · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is it really a crime? The real crime is even allowing the data those movies represent into the wilds of the internet.

  3. This is an outrage by ChuckleBug · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This makes me so mad I can barely see. How will this guy live with himself after wasting bandwidth and heartbeats sharing such shitty movies? I hope they double the fine and sentence.