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Hong Kong cracks down on spam

Mon, 28 May 2007 14:34:09 +0000

Hong Kong officials have announced spammers could be fined up to one million Hong Kong dollars (128,000 USD) and face up to five years in jail under a new law to control unsolicited advertising. A... Read more...

Hong Kong man loses appeal in internet piracy case

Sat, 19 May 2007 05:06:24 +0000

Chan Nai-ming, a 38-year old Hong Kong man convicted of sharing pirated movies, has lost his final appeal in the territory's highest court and will now have to finish serving a three-month prison sentence. He... Read more...

Warner Bros. to Offer Movies Online in Hong Kong

Thu, 10 May 2007 21:12:02 +0000

To combat movie piracy in the Asian Pacific countries, Warner Bros. announced plans to launch a new movie download service dubbed 08Media in Hong Kong. ViDeOnline Communications will offer the service initially with 100 titles... Read more...

Flickr targets Hong Kong market

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:56:58 +0000

Popular photo-sharing site Flickr has announced plans to launch a version in traditional Chinese characters, initially targeting users in Hong Kong. The move from Yahoo-owned Flickr is part of its attempts to localise and increase... Read more...

Hong Kong Tops Broadband Speed List

Tue, 26 Apr 2005 07:56:16 +0000

Think your 1Mbps connection is speedy? You ain't seen nothing yet. A Hong Kong ISP has unveiled a service which zips along at an impressive 1Gbps - well, for local traffic anyway. Connections outside of... Read more...

Hong Kong's First Filesharing Arrest

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 11:19:02 +0000

Filesharers in Hong Kong have been sent a warning about their activities after the first arrest for sharing copyrighted files. Authorities there have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly sharing copyrighted material over the internet... Read more...

Nintendo wins piracy suit in Hong Kong

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:44:21 +0000

Japanese game maker Nintendo says it has won one of its "most significant antipiracy judgments ever" against a Hong Kong company that sold devices capable of copying its games and putting them on the Net... Read more...