News: Man arrested for online gaming piracy in Hong Kong

June 30th, 2009 by admin

Hong Kong customs officers have shut down a pirated online gaming operation, arresting a 34-year-old man and seizing seven Internet servers and five computers worth HK$77,000 (US$ 9,935) from an apartment.

Officers raided the flat last Monday (June 23) after receiving reports from a copyright owner who suspected hacked game servers had been set up for Internet users. It is the first infringement case of its kind.

After receiving the complaint, officers found a website which allowed Internet users to download the pirated programme of an online game. Once it was downloaded, the user’s computer would be connected to the hacked game servers for online registration and gameplay.

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