Originally posted by ^tamago^:
Odex just won't quit
Company allowed to present evidence to obtain identities of
downloaders
TODAYonline
Wednesday • October 31, 2007
Zul Othman
[email protected]
ANIME distributor Odex is not letting up in its quest to bring
illegal anime downloaders to book.
At a closed-door hearing yesterday in the High Court, Justice Woo
Bih Li allowed Odex to present further evidence to obtain the
identities of Pacific Internet subscribers who had unlawfully
downloaded anime.
The company's application to access about 1,000 names had stalled
two months ago when District Judge Ernest Lau ruled that Odex was
only a sub-licensee for anime titles and had no right of civil
action.
But in its appeal against the ruling, Odex has been allowed to
present evidence to address the points raised by Judge Lau, for
example, pertaining to the reliability of the tracking solution
provided by Silicon Valley-based Internet investigators Bay-TSP and
whether the company was in fact engaged by Odex to undertake such
investigations.
Since May, Odex has been cracking down on illegal downloaders and
was successful in getting court orders to reveal the identities of
culprits who subscribe to two other Internet service providers,
SingNet and StarHub.
Odex director Peter Go declined to reveal any information about the
new evidence, as the matter will be heard again in court. No date
has been set for the next hearing. [/b]
Yes...the moment i see the judge name i aso sian 1/2 liao......
is the good days to the community gone for good?
the loss of the community is the loss of all anime distro and anime
companies. it will mean a reduced coverage and incentive to buy
anime, unless one is loaded.
