Piracy Piracy in Hong Kong in Hong Kong
Jan 12, 2016
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What is piracy?• The use of copyrighted
material without permission. The taking and using of copyrighted or patented material without authorization or without the legal right to do so.
Main type of piracy:
• Music CD, MP3• Video CD & DVD• Computer
Software• PC & Video Game• Reference Book
* Boxup.com an illegal MP3 website
Piracy Rates in Hong Kong
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Percentage
*Source from 2001 BSA Piracy Study Results
Quantity and Value of Optical Discs Seizure, Dec 2001
0
2000000
4000000
6000000
8000000
CD CD- ROM VCD DVD
Quantity
Value ($)
*Source from 2001 Customs & Excise Department
Retail Software Revenue Lost to Piracy in Hong
Kong
$0.00
$50,000.00
$100,000.00
$150,000.00
$200,000.00
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
US Dollar
*Source from 2001 BSA Piracy Study Results
Why piracy so popular nowadays?
• Easy to buy and transfer
• Advance in duplication technology
• Expensive in legal copy
• Lack in promoting intellectual property
• Lack in law enforcement
* WinMX a peer to peer software
Easy to buy pirate CD in Tsuen Fung Centre
It only takes one day for copying books
Who take responsible for eliminating piracy?
• The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED) is the only department responsible for taking criminal sanctions against copyright and trade mark infringements in Hong Kong.
Achievements of the C&ED in the fight against
Piracy• In 2001, C&ED effected 12,301
cases and arrested 1,686 persons involving copyright offences. The total quantity of optical discs seized was 8.9 million. Together with other seizures, the total value of seizure was HK$256 million.
How could a citizen assist the C&ED in protecting Intellectual Property
Rights?
• Every citizen in Hong Kong should respect IPR and refrain from buying infringing goods. Should anyone encounter any infringing or counterfeiting activities, he or she should make a report to the C&ED.
Can the piracy problem be totally eliminated?
• No, copyright piracy is a social problem, which cannot be solved by enforcement actions directed against the suppliers of pirated goods alone. As long as there are demands for pirated goods, pirates could still find niches to survive from our stringent enforcement actions.
Then, is there any method can minimize the
problem?
• The public must be educated to respect intellectual property right and refrain from buying pirated goods.
Internetwork CommunicationGroup Project - Piracy
Chan Chi YanLee Wai
Tsang Hing PongYam Yu To
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