MOE scholar from China fined $48k for pirating movies

[MarrickG]

A CHINESE national, who studied in Singapore on a Ministry of Education (MOE) scholarship, was fined $48,000 yesterday for having pirated copies of movies for sale.

Sales manager Guan Zhenbang, 24, had pleaded guilty to four charges of having infringing articles belonging to Universal City Studios, Sony Pictures Releasing International Corporation and Paramount Pictures Corporation.

The court heard that he had pursued an electrical and electronics course, and further tertiary studies, on an MOE scholarship. He was to have worked in Singapore for several years after graduation.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Ngoh said he started selling media players and hard disks last year, employing workers to help him man his business in Sim Lim Square.

As he was a student and a foreigner, he had asked a friend to be registered as a director of the company, Sunjack Tech, at Sim Lim Square.

He was the only shareholder and ran the business solely.

A blank hard disk was sold for $150 while a hard disk uploaded with movies cost $200 to $220.

He personally transferred the movies, such as The Bourne Identity, Quantum Of Solace and Shrek, onto the hard disks.

The police raided the shop and mobile kiosks on April 23, seizing more than 300 media players.

Eight other similar charges were taken into consideration.

He could have been fined up to $10,000 per article and/or jailed for up to five years.

ELENA CHONG

 

[ivebert]

he's stupid.. should have hired a sinkie and blamed everything on him instead

 

[Lestat]

Is the scholarship revoked?

 

[ivebert]

Is the scholarship revoked?

If it is revoked, you think his peasant parents can afford to pay up the liability?

 

[Leongsam]

The guy's simply doing what comes naturally for a chink.... cheating, conning and pirating!:p I'm pretty sure a bit of digging into how he got his scholarship will unearth more evidence of those inborn abilities.

 

[ivebert]

The guy's simply doing what comes naturally for a chink.... cheating, conning and pirating!:p I'm pretty sure a bit of digging into how he got his scholarship will unearth more evidence of those inborn abilities.

Everyone knows that Chinese like to forge their report cards through agents and some even pay their principals to do it. If you don't have PAP in Sg, the shameless Sinkie chinese will also do the same thing.

 

[halsey02]

Everyone knows that Chinese like to forge their report cards through agents and some even pay their principals to do it. If you don't have PAP in Sg, the shameless Sinkie chinese will also do the same thing.

What are you talking about, with connections, money etc...this can be done here also, it is INVISIBLE in SINgapore....all you need is to be "member"...