Read the full judgment text of HCMP 006968/1998 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 18 March 1999.
1. The 1st Respondent ("R1") operated a plant which produced video compact discs ("VCDs") and the like. R1's plant was located in 4 different places in the New Territories. In April, 1998, a raid was made by the I.C.A.C. at these places. It was said that products which were copyright infringements were found there and it was believed that R1, being one of the largest plants producing authorized copies in Hong Kong, was engaged in the production of unauthorized infringing copies of VCDs.