Hong Kong eBay Seller Sentenced to 3 1/2 Years
A Hong Kong man who sold pirated discs on eBay, including to customers located in the U.S., was sentenced yesterday to 3-1/2 years in jail. As reported by earthtimes.com, Yung Chun-Pong's January 2005 arrest was part of a customs operation in Millennium City 3 in Kwun Tong aimed at eBay sellers who exported DVDs overseas. At the time of Yung's arrest, customs officials detained five people and seized 46,742 discs. Yung's conviction for copyright infringement is reportedly the first in Hong Kong under the Organized and Serious Crime Ordinance which increased penalties for piracy offenses.
That's one day in jail for every 36 disks.
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