14-year-old arrested for music uploads free download

14-year-old arrested for music uploads

Hong Kong customs official Michael Kwan has confirmed that his office has arrested a 14-year old boy for allegedly uploading over 2000 Cantonese language pop songs to a website and making them available for free download.

Kwan, who is the divisional commander of the Copyright Investigation Division, added that the child was picked up after he advertised free music downloads on an Internet discussion forum.

The boy has not been officially charged and is free on 2,000 Hong Kong dollars ($373 USD) bail while the investigation continues. Kwan noted this is the third time a teenager has been arrested for uploading music and making it available for free.

All counts of copyright infringement in the nation carry a maximum of four years in prison and a HK$50,000 ($9335 USD) fine.

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