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Eight people arrested as RCMP busts alleged DVD counterfeiting ring |
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Written by Felix Da Silva (fdasilva@bitnip.com)
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Thursday, 20 December 2007 |
 The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says it has busted a DVD counterfeiting ring in Montreal that allegedly
fleeced thousands of customers in Canada and the United States.
According to RCMP's press release, the RCMP conducted two searches in Montréal, leading to the seizure of thousands of
counterfeit DVDs and the arrest of eight suspects.
These suspects allegedly
belong to a network involved in the illegal reproduction and sale of counterfeit
DVDs featuring U.S. television series. The accused could face several fraud
charges under the Criminal Code and Copyright Act.
As a result of Operation Copyright, thousands of counterfeit DVDs of U.S.
television series such as The Six Million-Dollar Man and Ally
McBeal, in addition to 200 DVD burnerswere seized. The network allegedly
operated from Montreal, selling and distributing counterfeit DVDs through
several Web sites.
The counterfeit DVDs were sold as original works at a good price. Victims
included Canadian consumers, but the majority of the victims were American
citizens.
Under the Copyright Act, possessing a DVD copied for personal use is
not considered a criminal offence. However, every person who copies or reproduces a movie for the purpose of commercial
distribution or sale commits an offence under the Copyright Act.
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