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p2pnet news | Movies:- There’s an apparently sure-fire way to download movies, be caught and escape the attention Hollywood’s ever-vigilant MPAA.
But it only works if you’re in South Australia.
Just become a local cop.
“Hundreds of police officers across South Australia caught using their work computers to illegally copy movie DVDs will escape prosecution,” says The Australian, quoting The Advertiser.
“The activity - strictly banned under federal copyright laws - was detected during an audit conducted by the information technology branch of SA Police.”
According to an internal email to “police management,” the audit, “identified a number of instances where commercial DVD movies have been copied to the hard-drives of police computers which potentially had been burnt to blank DVDs,” says a story.
Said the email >>>
This practice is potentially a breach of copyright and misuse of SAPOL equipment.
Branch managers are requested to take measures to ensure this practice must not occur and to remind members (officers) of the policies relating to the use of SAPOL computer equipment.
Only potentially?
Police sources told The Advertiser an official investigation, which could lead to criminal charges, “will not be conducted because of the large number of police officers involved in copying DVDs”.
Under federal laws, “evere penalties can be imposed on video piracy,” says the Australian, adding:
“Penalties include fines of up to $60,500 for individuals and up to $302,500 for corporations for each individual infringement, and up to five years’ imprisonment.”
Unless, of course, you’re a member of the South Australian police force.
The Australian - DVD piracy too rife among police to prosecute, April 7, 2008
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April 8th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Was going to comment…but this one is just ……..flabergasting..
April 8th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I think they made the right choice by not going after them for something so unimportant. Now if they can just keep up the trend, they will be on the right track.
Any time someone is caught but not charged for “copyright infringement,” no matter how double the standard, it can only help because it weakens their position when they have to decide whether or not to charge someone for same in future.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
“evere penalties” for downloading. lol