FRIDAY, JJILA 21, 19/4
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PROTECTION AGAINST COPYRIGHT INFRINCEMENT SUITS
RELAY OPERATORS OF THE SOUND AND TELEVISION SERVICES
IN HONG KONG VILL JE GIVEN FURTHER PROTECTION AGAINST ACTIONS FOR INFRINGEMENT OF THE COPYRIGHT IN ANY WORK OR FILM COMPRISED IN THEIR BROADCASTING PROGRAMHE.
THIS IS PROVIDED FOR IN THE COPYRIGHT CAMENDMENT) BILL 1974, GAZETTE TODAY FOR GENERAL INFORMATION.
THE HILL STEKS TO MAKE FURTHER PROVISION WITH RESPECT TO THE LIAJILITY OF THE OPERATUR OF A REGAY SOWICC 14 RELATION TO THE COPYRIGHT IN ANY WORK OR FILM CUMPRISED IN A PROGRAMME CHGADCAST JY A SQUID OR TELEVISION DROADCASTING ORGANIZATION IN HONG KONG AND RELAYED BY THE HELAY SERVICES.
THE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE, WHICH IS BASED ON THE UNITED KINGDOM COPYRIGHT ACT, AT PRESENT ONLY MAKES PROVISION FOR THE CASE WHERE THE WORK OR FILM COMPRISED IN
A SOUND OR TELEVISION PROGRAMME IS BROADCAST WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE OUIER OF THE COPYRIGHT IN THE WORK OR FILM.
THE NEW BILL ALSO SEEKS TO DELETE FROM THE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE THE REFERENCES TO POLICE OFFICENS.
THIS MEANS THAT IN FUTURE THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE WILL DE TIE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROVENTIVE SERVICE OF THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, WHICH HAS RECENTLY FORMED A SPECIAL UNIT FOR THIS PURPOSE.
UP TO NOW THE COMMERCIAL CRIME OFFICE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF COPYRIGHT OFFENCES.
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