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Wed 07 Feb, 2007


1,874 raids in Asia-Pacific Sting

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Very big multi-national antipiracy operation <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Operation Trident involved 1,874 raids by national law enforcement agencies,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> according to the Motion Picture Association,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> which coordinated the operation in December and January.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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The raids targeted pirate production facilities,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> pirated optical discs from street vendors,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> retail shops and markets;<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> and the exporters of pirated DVDs and video CDs,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> the group said.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Illegal copying of music,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> movie and software is a costly problem in China,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Malaysia,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Thailand and other Asian countries,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> where manufacturers and legitimate sellers lose billions of dollars to piracy.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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In a statement Wednesday,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> the MPA said Operation Trident aimed to protect sales of movie theater tickets and home video products <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>"by reducing the availability of pirated optical discs during the important Christmas and New Year holiday season.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>"<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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While Malaysia conducted the most raids <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>-<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> 606,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> with 329 people arrested <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>-<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> it was China where officials seized the most discs:<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> 60 percent of the 4.8 million total.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Operation Trident operations were conducted in Australia,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> China,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Hong Kong,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> India,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Indonesia,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Japan,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Malaysia,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> New Zealand,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> the Philippines,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Singapore,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> South Korea,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> Taiwan and Thailand.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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In 2006,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> nearly 12,400 raids resulted in the seizure of more than 35 million illegal optical discs,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> 4,482 optical disc burners and the break up of 50 factory optical disc production lines,<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> the MPA said.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>


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Wed 07 Feb, 2007


Re: 1,874 raids in Asia-Pacific Sting

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Lots of busts.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b> but I think the MPA is exaggerating also.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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These agents need to keep the numbers hight to stay employed.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Did somebody really accurately count the 4.8 million discs in the last few months.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Mass produced bootlegs aren't burned on optical drives.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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they are pressed on mechanical production system.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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I think that a bunch of medium size operators were
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busted so they can make an example out of them.<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>
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Remember the 12 year old girl that got busted last year for selling
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her friends a few homemade CDs for a <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>$1 and her parents got
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slapped with a <b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>$20,000 fine?<b style="color:#FFA34F"></b>