In Singapore, A group of rights holders, including telecom companies and cable providers, are battling illegal streaming devices (ISD) seller "struggle" In the process of winning a big victory, He successfully defended his rights.

Defendant Abdul．Najib．Abdul．Aziz (Abdul Nagib Abdul Aziz) Yes according to Singapore "Copyright law" The first 136 Section control (3A) A guilty plea to one of the charges laid down in the article, In accordance with "Copyright law" The first 134 Section control (4) The other charge in the article has been taken into consideration in sentencing. The defendant was sentenced 1200 Singapore dollar (about 880 dollar) fine.

According to the managing director of a security and brand protection consultancy in Singapore "Criminal procedure law" The first 11 Section control (10) The provisions of the article brought a lawsuit. The company is acting on instructions from the copyright holders.

Background introduction

2017 years 5 month 4 day, An investigator hired by the copyright owner visited the accused's shop, And bought one from the store ISD. After examination, Confirm this one ISD Can illegally disseminate the copyright protected content of the right holder.

2017 years 5 month 23 day, Staff from the Singapore Police's intellectual property Division conducted a raid on the accused's shop, Several were seized ISD. ISD What is it? ISD It's an operating system (Such as the Android operating system) The device running on, Subscription-based applications are usually pre-installed.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore noted, If people were just using streaming devices to get legal content, Then there is no problem with this move. but, If the user watches his favorite sports program or TV series without paying any subscription fee to the right holder, That would be illegal.

conclusion

In a joint statement released to the media, Copyright owners say the verdict is laudable, It said it would continue to fight piracy to protect its intellectual property rights. According to Singapore "Copyright law" The first 136 Section control (3A) Provision of article, Any person who violates the provisions of this article shall be punished 2 S $10, 000 (about 1. 46 Ten thousand dollars) The following fine or 6 Not more than a month's imprisonment, Or both.

One thing to note, According to 2019 years 1 month 17 diurnal "Singapore Copyright Audit report" , The country will introduce new legislative provisions in the future, Make on purpose, Import sale, Those who commercially distribute or sell set-top boxes are subject to civil and criminal penalties.

(Compiled from www. lexology. com)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network  translation: Li Yanqiu　proofread: Liu Peng

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