LORD OF THE RINGS - CHINESE PIRATE CONVICTED, BUT RECEIVES SLAP ON WRIST

A spokesman for the Motion Picture Association has expressed disappointment with the relatively small fine meted out to a Shanghai store, renowned for its large stock of pirated DVDs. Although a court in the Chinese city ruled that the store, Ka de Club, had illegally sold pirated DVDs of Lord of the Rings and The Incredibles, it was fined just $3,200. Today's (Tuesday) London Financial Times quoted Frank Rittman, the MPA's legal counsel in Asia, as saying, "We are disappointed at the paltry amounts of the awards, which amount to only a negligible cost of doing business for these criminals."

20/03/2007