HONG KONG BARS INFRINGING ON CABLE TV COPYRIGHT COUGH UP SETTLEMENT CASH
December 15th 2007 20:27
The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia has made substantial out of court settlements with the remaining Lockhart Rd Wan Chai bars in Hong Kong caught cheating the pay TV copyright regulations.
The two bars, The White Stag and the Devil's Advocate, have made undisclosed settlements with the pay TV association and will be forced to run letters of apology in the South China Morning Post and Apple Daily tomorrow, as well as BC Magazine.
Earlier this year pay TV operator Hong Kong Cable Television and football federation FIFA made similar out of court settlements with three Hong Kong bars for illegally broadcasting the 2006 FIFA World Cup football tournament in June last year.
Simon Twiston Davies, CASBAA ceo aid the latest settlement were good news for the industry.
"We are very pleased with the outcome, this is confirmation that these venues understand that they have made serious copyright infringements," he said. "But I'm sorry to say we will have to revisit this issue."
He said across the region pay TV piracy had reached US$1.5 billion and some US$30 million in Hong Kong alone.
"These pirates need to know we are on their trails and serious about beating them," Davies added.
CASBAA has also been lobbying the Hong Kong SAR government to introduce legislation to criminalise copyright infringements, but as yet no legislation has been presented.
- From MediaBlab
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