Pirate DVD raid
Source:Fiji Times Online Date:Thursday, 11 February 2010. Article Type:General
A SECOND DVD outlet was raided by police on Tuesday following a tip-off.
Assistant police spokesman Sergeant Suliano Tevita said the raid was conducted at a DVD outlet along Yatu Lau Arcade.
He said some pirate DVDs and a machine that was used to make pirate DVDs was also confiscated from the premises.
Sgt Tevita said this was the eighth raid since the Copyright Law came into effect last year. He said all investigation files had been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions for decision on appropriate charges to be laid.
He said he did not have the exact number on how many pirated copies of DVDs had been confiscated by police so far but all the confiscated disks were kept in police custody.
Assistant spokesman, inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said it would be hard to remove piracy altogether because people sold copied DVDs because consumers demanded it.
He said police would continue to conduct raids and confiscate all the movies that have been copied.
By Monika Singh.