Read the full judgment text of HCAL 000095/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 December 1998.
1. Copyright piracy is a growing and serious problem in Hong Kong. The Customs and Excise Department estimate that there are over 800 shops in Hong Kong selling counterfeit compact discs, and that the number of factories producing counterfeit compact discs has soared from less than 10 in 1996 to over 40 in 1997, and exceeded 50 before the Prevention of Copyright Piracy Ordinance (Cap. 544) came into operation earlier this year. It is a matter of common knowledge that counterfeit compact discs ar