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BitTorrent Pirate Loses His Last Appeal

Posted by Zonk on from the no-more-second-chances dept.

Vix666 writes with a link to a ZDNet article on the final chapter of a story we've discussed before: the first user convicted of piracy for using BitTorrent to download a movie has really, finally, lost his case. Chan Nai-ming was sentenced in November of 2005, lost an appeal in December of last year, and appears to have once again failed to convince a judge to let him out. "The Hong Kong government welcomed the judgment, saying it clarified the law regarding Internet piracy. 'This judgment has confirmed that it commits a crime and violates copyright laws for the act of using (BitTorrent) software to upload and distribute,' said customs official Tam Yiu-keung in a written statement. He added the judgment would have a deterrent effect, a view endorsed by industry watchdogs such as the Hong Kong branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry."

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  1. Uploading copyrighted works without permission by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    the first user convicted of piracy for using BitTorrent to download a movie has really, finally, lost his case.

    No, he could have used any other protocol. He was not convicted for using Bittorrent to do anything. He was convicted for uploading a movie without having a license to do so.

  2. Scapegoats to the slaughter by BillGatesLoveChild · · Score: 4, Informative
    This comes a week after Australia extradited to the US an Australian Citizen who never stepped foot in the US for a similar offense. Australia's excuse is it's sycophantic Prime Minister it'll do anything the US Government tells it to. What's China's Excuse?

    (Sadly) this isn't the Chinese government kissing American butt. They've got some "bad" publicity last week, so this poor sap is being made an example of.

    Meanwhile the RIAA and MPAA continue to lie, cheat and steal with politicans at their bidding (that's the DMCA Congressman).

  3. Re:wtf by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 5, Informative

    The story is about a guy in HONG KONG. Hiding behind the US Consitituion does you no favours in this debate.

    Will Americans PLEASE get it into their heads that NATIONAL LAWS ARE NOT INTERNATIONAL.

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