Hong Kong Copyright Service
Hotline: 86-755-82143422 Email: anitayao@citilinkia.com
The Customs and Excise Department is responsible for enforcing criminal aspects of copyright infringement. It has extensive powers of search and seizure in the investigation of alleged infringements, and has the power to confiscate suspected infringing copies whether or not a charge has been laid.
There are wide-ranging provisions in the law for criminal enforcement of copyright. Those who commit copyright piracy, such as making of or possession of infringing articles for trade or business, may be subject to a term of imprisonment of up to four years and a maximum fine of HK$50,000 per infringing article.
Importing or exporting pirated articles is a criminal offence. It is also an offence to be involved in copyright piracy outside Hong Kong for the purpose of importation into Hong Kong. Those who manufacture equipment for copyright piracy may also be liable to a term of imprisonment of up to eight years and a maximum fine of HK$500,000.
Dealing in parallel-imported copies of any copyright work (except computer software products), importing them for dealing, importing or possessing parallel-imported copies of movies, television dramas, musical sound recordings or musical visual recordings for playing or showing in public is a criminal offence during the 15 months commencing from the work's first publication anywhere in the world.
Making, importing, exporting or dealing in products for defeating technological copyright protection systems, or providing commercial services for enabling customers to defeat the same systems is a criminal offence. Any offender, upon conviction, is liable to a term of imprisonment of up to four years and a maximum fine of HK$500,000.
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