piratagefilm.jpgRichard Craig Lissaman of Calgary, became last week the first Canadian charged under the new law against film piracy, in force since 1 June 2007.
A year ago, the projection of Sweeney Todd attended Lissaman had to be arrested, while police put the arrest while he hid his camera under his jacket and hiding a witness under a registration tape.
A few months later, Judge Catherine Skene accused of unauthorized copies since failed to prove that he had bad intentions.
Therefore, it will pay $ 1495 in addition to depriving attend a cinema and purchase or possession of video recording equipment, including those on cell phones, for one year.
According to the judge, the crime that was about to commit Lissaman is worse than shoplifting "it's not as if preparing to steal a carton of milk for personal consumption, so rather as if preparing to steal a cartier meat and then sell and take profits. "
In Canada, two cases are currently awaiting trial. Both cases are in Quebec, where many pirated films derive their origins, especially because most movies are available in both French and English.
A year ago, the projection of Sweeney Todd attended Lissaman had to be arrested, while police put the arrest while he hid his camera under his jacket and hiding a witness under a registration tape.
A few months later, Judge Catherine Skene accused of unauthorized copies since failed to prove that he had bad intentions.
Therefore, it will pay $ 1495 in addition to depriving attend a cinema and purchase or possession of video recording equipment, including those on cell phones, for one year.
According to the judge, the crime that was about to commit Lissaman is worse than shoplifting "it's not as if preparing to steal a carton of milk for personal consumption, so rather as if preparing to steal a cartier meat and then sell and take profits. "
In Canada, two cases are currently awaiting trial. Both cases are in Quebec, where many pirated films derive their origins, especially because most movies are available in both French and English.
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