Hong Kong
Mar 5, 2012
Hong Kong’s Online Code of Practice Still Offers No Deterrent Against Signal Piracy
CASBAA told the Hong Kong government its revised Code of Practice for online service providers – while potentially beneficial in addressing the problem of pirated material stored on servers within Hong Kong – still provides no effective deterrence against streaming piracy of broadcast signals. More steps are needed, CASBAA said, and soon. See the submission here.
Sep 12, 2011
Digital Piracy: Hong Kong is “Behind the Curve”
CASBAA told Hong Kong’s government that the SAR’s “broadcasting hub” economy has a very large stake in stemming the growth of online piracy. Steps proposed in a government-proposed Code of Practice for Online Service Providers will not substantially improve the situation, the Association said. By proposing to treat P2P streaming of pirate broadcasts only as a minor item to be handled in a “notice-and-notice” system without any real disincentives, the Hong Kong authorities are shooting the SAR’s creative industries in the foot. Meanwhile, “other governments...have begun implementing systems designed to offer effective deterrence to distribution and consumption of such pirate streams,” said CASBAA.
Read the full letter to Hong Kong’s Commerce and Economic Development Bureau here.
July 22, 2011
CASBAA Urges Improvement of HK Copyright Legislation
In a submission to Hong Kong's Legislative Council, CASBAA repeated its concern that the current Copyright Amendments bill, the product of six years of discussion to update Hong Kong's legislation for the digital era, "will not in itself do much to deter further rapid growth in online piracy of television content." CASBAA urged the SAR authorities to add to the legislation provisions to encourage ISPs to adopt policies to assist with consumer education, and deter abuse of the internet by serial infringers. View the Legislative Council submission here.
January 12, 2010
Frustration at the Pace of Hong Kong’s Digital Copyright Reforms
CASBAA told a panel of the Hong Kong legislature that digital copyright reform was taking too long. The Association urged that Hong Kong move forward now with a system of “graduated response” to deal with the massive problem of streaming pirated pay-TV content. View the submission here.
Aug 29, 2008
CASBAA's submission on the Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment
CASBAA's submission on preliminary proposals for strengthening copyright protection in the digital environment.
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Jul 26, 2007
CASBAA's submission on the Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment
CASBAA submits to the Hong Kong SAR the Association's views on the questions raised in the consultation paper on Copyright Protection in the Digital Environment.
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Apr 27, 2006
Submission to Bills Committee on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2006
CASBAA's submission to Bills Committee of Hong Kong Legislative Council on the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2006.
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