For the first time in the Hong Kong Customs, the newly added "propagation rights" in the 2022 copyright (revised) regulations crack down on infringement activities involving illegal streaming devices.
According to the Hong Kong News Agency, Hong Kong Customs took law enforcement operations on Wednesday (October 11) to crack down on infringement activities that have not been authorized to spread copyright works to the public.
The customs received the copyright owner's report earlier, referring to the retail store with illegal streaming devices, that is, the TV set -top box and a specific application, to use it to watch infringement film and television works.Public communication copyright works.After the investigation, the customs officers searched 10 suspected retail stores involved in the case, which were located in Sham Shui Po and Yuen Long on Wednesday, and seized the suspected illegal streaming device.
After preliminary points, the case involves about 1,200 suspected illegal streaming devices, and a batch of computer and audiovisual equipment. It is estimated that the market value is about 1.4 million yuan (Hong Kong dollars, about S $ 240,000).Customs arrested a total of six men aged 25 to 39, including three shopkeepers and three salespersons. The case is still under investigation.
It is reported that the copyright (revised) regulations in Hong Kong in 2022 were added to Article 28A, giving the copyright ownership of the proprietary proprietary communication right of human technology.This means that the copyright owner can be fully guaranteed whether it can spread copyright works in the future, or the new electronic transmission mode that may appear in the future.
Reported that this is the first time that the Hong Kong Customs has quoted this revision for law enforcement, and pointed out that this amendment can strengthen the protection of copyright in the digital environment and help crack down on large -scale online piracy activities.
