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Apr 24, 2010
14 arrested for pirated movies
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The police also confiscated media players, hard disks pre-loaded with pirate movies and counterfeit mobile phones worth an estimated $160,000 on the streets. -- PHOTOS: POLICE PRESS RELEASE
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The police also confiscated media players, hard disks pre-loaded with pirate movies and counterfeit mobile phones worth an estimated $160,000 on the streets. -- PHOTOS: POLICE PRESS RELEASE
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A 13-HOUR operation at Sim Lim Square on Friday netted 14 people involved in the distribution of pirated movies and fake mobile phones, police said on Saturday. Aged between 21 and 34 years old, the 10 men and four women, were arrested during simultaneous raids at nine locations in Sim Lim Square. The police also confiscated media players, hard disks pre-loaded with pirate movies and counterfeit mobile phones worth an estimated $160,000 on the streets. The majority of the items came from outside Singapore, the police said, and investigations as to how the goods entred the country are continuing.
'Any copyright or trademark infringer, who profits at the expense of legitimate business and consumers with a blatant disregard for intellectual property rights laws, will have to face legal penalties,' said Assistant Director of the Specialised Crime Division, Criminal Investigation Department, Superintendent of Police Goh Lam Kiong. If found guilty of selling or distributing products that infringe copyright or trademarks, the 14 suspects could be fined up to $10,000 per article, with a maximum of $100,000 for all items, or they could be jailed for up to 5 years, or both.