BEIJING -- A Beijing court has ordered a repeat seller of pirated DVDs to pay $20,964 to five Hollywood studios, the Motion Picture Assn. said Tuesday. The sum is far less than originally sought and uncertain to be paid given that it is unclear if the defendants' whereabouts are known.
Though the damages awarded by Judge Song Guang in the Beijing 2nd Intermediate People's Court on Monday fell short of the $277,500 sought in an action filed in August, the ruling -- that the Yu Hao Qing DVD shop in downtown Beijing and its parent company, Beijing Century Hai Hong Trading Co. Ltd., are guilty of copyright infringement -- is no small matter, an MPA lawyer said.
"The outcome of this action is an important milestone in the effort to educate people that respect for copyright is important, and that there is a price to pay for copyright infringement," said Frank Rittman, the MPA's Asia-Pacific legal counsel and the vp who coordinated the lawsuit.
Though the damages awarded by Judge Song Guang in the Beijing 2nd Intermediate People's Court on Monday fell short of the $277,500 sought in an action filed in August, the ruling -- that the Yu Hao Qing DVD shop in downtown Beijing and its parent company, Beijing Century Hai Hong Trading Co. Ltd., are guilty of copyright infringement -- is no small matter, an MPA lawyer said.
"The outcome of this action is an important milestone in the effort to educate people that respect for copyright is important, and that there is a price to pay for copyright infringement," said Frank Rittman, the MPA's Asia-Pacific legal counsel and the vp who coordinated the lawsuit.
- 12/19/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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