Distribution Over Peer-to-Peer Network

European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 2, pp. 74-76, 2008

4 Pages Posted: 22 Jun 2008 Last revised: 13 Mar 2011

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A. K. C. Koo

University of Oxford - Faculty of Law

Date Written: November 7, 2007

Abstract

This note comments on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal decision in HKSAR v Chan Nai Ming on whether the use of a peer-to-peer file sharing network to distribute unlicensed copies of a copyright film infringed the Hong Kong Copyright Ordinance s.118(1)(f). It details the facts of the case and the court's analysis of whether the physical distribution of a tangible object was required for the offence, and whether the defendant's conduct constituted distribution. It notes the issue left unresolved by the judgment.

Keywords: Copyright, Copyright offences, Copyright infringement, Distribution, File sharing, Hong Kong

Suggested Citation

Koo, A. K. C., Distribution Over Peer-to-Peer Network (November 7, 2007). European Intellectual Property Review, Vol. 2, pp. 74-76, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1140667

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