ALL FIVE FC2 VIDEO ILLEGAL UPLOADERS SUCCESSIVELY ARRESTED BY SAITAMA PREFECTURAL POLICE FOUND GUILTY
- 11Dec 2013
Tokyo: Since commencing criminal investigations regarding incidences of copyright law violation whereby movie files were illegally uploaded to the video hosting website FC2 Video, the Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station have arrested five suspects on separate occasions. The last of five trials has now concluded and a guilty verdict has been handed down. With this, all five arrested have been found guilty.
| Suspects (The Accused) |
Addresses | Arrest Dates | Results of Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45-year-old Male | Gifu Prefecture | March 3, 2013 | 18 months of imprisonment with work, 3 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 200 thousand yen. |
| 39-year-old Male | Nara Prefecture | April 15, 2013 | 18 months of imprisonment with work, 3 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 400 thousand yen. |
| 36-year-old Male | Okinawa Prefecture | May 28, 2013 | 18 months of imprisonment with work, 4 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 500 thousand yen. |
| 52-year-old Male | Hokkaido | July 22, 2013 | 18 months of imprisonment with work, 3 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 500 thousand yen. |
| 50-year-old Male | Fukuoka Prefecture | October 8, 2013 | 18 months of imprisonment with work, 3 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 500 thousand yen. |
The five individuals were highly active illegal uploaders who were first uncovered during JIMCA's investigations. JIMCA then requested the Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Criminal Investigation Division to take criminal legal actions against these individuals, and provided assistance in examining movie files for the investigations.
Following the crackdowns on illegal uploaders by the Saitama Prefectural Police, other prefectural police have also started their operations on illegal uploaders one after another. In addition, the Japanese police are currently conducting their nationwide investigations, and these investigations are expected to lead to more arrests and criminal legal actions.
In November this year, JIMCA conducted an educational event for the general public. Another event is scheduled for February next year in collaboration with the Saitama Prefectural Police and the Omiya Police Station, dedicated to raising public awareness of copyright protection.
pageTopBUSINESS HOTEL OWNER FOUND GUILTY OF ILLEGALLY DISTRIBUTING PIRATED DVD-Rs
- 5Dec 2013
Tokyo: On August 8, 2013, Kochi Prefectural Police Headquarters (Community Safety Department, Environmental Division) and Nakamura Police Station filed charges against a male business hotel owner and its managing company (a private limited company) to the Nakamura Branch Office of Kochi District Public Prosecutor's Office on suspicion of Copyright Act Violation (including violating reproduction rights and distribution rights as well as possessing pirated copies with the intention of illegal distribution) for illegally reproducing pirated movie copies and renting them to the hotel customers without permission.
The Nakamura Summary Court issued a summary order to the male hotel owner and its managing company, and a guilty verdict was handed down.
The business hotel is located in Shimanto-City, Kochi Prefecture where the owner had reproduced more than 200 titles on pirated DVD-Rs without rights holders' permission and provided a list of these pirated DVD-Rs to customers for rental, purporting to be a “service”.
The illegal activity was uncovered by JIMCA's investigations last year. JIMCA requested for the Kochi Prefectural Police Headquarters (Community Safety Department, Environmental Division) to execute a crackdown as the illegal activity continued even after reaching out to the business hotel to inform and educate them on copyright protection and copyright laws.
In the case that movie discs are rented in a facility, please check the movie discs used in the facility for any description on the DVD type or other types of packaged movie discs indicating permission for use, such as “from when to when”, “who can use the discs and where”, and “what kind of use is allowed”. Generally, movie discs available on the market are not allowed for facility rental uses.
FIFTH MAN ARRESTED BY SAITAMA PREFECTURE POLICE FOR ILLEGALLY UPLOADING TO VIDEO HOSTING WEBSITE FC2 VIDEO
- 9Oct 2013
Tokyo: On October 8, 2013, police officers from Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station arrested a 50-year-old man from Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka Prefecture, suspected of Copyright Act Violation for illegally uploading files of copyrighted films of MPAA Member Studio movies to video hosting website FC2 Video. According to police investigations, the man admitted to the crime.
This is the fifth time that the Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division have made arrests of suspects illegally uploading foreign movie titles to the FC2 Video website, followed by the previous arrests of a 45-year-old man from Tajimi-City, Gifu Prefecture in March; a 39-year-old man from Nara-City, Nara Prefecture in April; a 36-year-old man from Okinawa-City, Okinawa Prefecture in May; and a 52-year-old man from Sapporo-City, Hokkaido in July.
All suspects discovered by JIMCA’s investigations were highly active illegal uploaders. Of all those arrested, the individual arrested this time from Fukuoka-City has been found to have uploaded the largest number of illegal movie files to the FC2 Video website, and therefore JIMCA has requested the Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division to undertake additional investigations and a crackdown on illegal activity.
JIMCA will continue to work closely in conjunction with the police for the prevention of illegal uploading.
THREE ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING PIRATED DVD-RS IN OSAKA
- 22Aug 2013
Tokyo: On June 15, 2013, police officers from the Koka Police Station, with the support of investigators from JIMCA, searched a CD/DVD store located in Naniwa ward, Osaka, arrested a 50-year-old male on suspicion of Copyright Act Violation and seized 17,400 pirated CDs and DVDs from the store.
On June 19, the police conducted a search of the suspect's premises and arrested another 69-year-old male. Subsequently, a 46-year-old male from Nagahama-City, Shiga Prefecture, who duplicated the pirated CDs and DVDs for the store, was also arrested on July 30.
A storage space on the first floor of an apartment building was modified and used as the CD/DVD store with no store name displayed, making it unrecognizable as a store at first sight.
It appears that the store, which had been using promotional flyers and word-of-mouth marketing to grow its customer base since 2005 when the store first started its operations, would be packed with customers during weekends, and even attracted customers from distant areas.
Pirated CD-Rs and DVD-Rs were piled up high inside the narrow store, comprising of a wide range of CD-Rs including foreign music, Japanese music, Enka (Japanese traditional ballad) and various DVD-Rs such as foreign films, Japanese movies, animations, music videos, etc.
The price for these pirated CD-Rs or DVD-Rs was about 1,000 yen each. Based on police investigations, it appears that the store had been making a huge profit from the illegal sale of these pirated CD-Rs and DVD-Rs.
The criminal penalties for these 3 arrested are imprisonment up to 10 years and/or a fine up to 10 million yen (100,000 USD).
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FC2 VIDEO ILLEGAL UPLOADERS FOUND GUILTY BY SAITAMA DISTRICT COURT
- 2Aug 2013
Tokyo: On July 29, 2013, a 36-year-old man from Okinawa-City, Okinawa Prefecture was found guilty by the Saitama District Court of illegally uploading movie files of MPAA Member Studio movies to the video hosting website FC2 Video and sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment with work, a 4 year suspended sentence, and a fine of 500 thousand yen.
The man was arrested on copyright offences on May 28, 2013, by the officers of Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station.
To view the details, please click here.
After the verdict was given, Presiding Judge Masato Nishimura admonished the man saying, “The entire nation is currently trying to safeguard content by introducing regulations such as the penal regulations of illegal downloading. People must pay to watch movies. Making them viewable for free is equal to strangling the necks of movie creators.
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The officers from Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station made the arrests of FC2 Video illegal uploaders over three consecutive months ? March, April, and May. The man from Okinawa Prefecture was the third to be arrested. In addition to these arrests, a 52-year-old man from Sapporo-City was also arrested in July of this year.
Two previous sentences have been handed down in relation to the FC2 Video matter. A man from Gifu Prefecture arrested in March was found guilty verdict and given 18 months of imprisonment with work, 3 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 200 thousand yen; while a male illegal uploader from Nara Prefecture was sentenced to 18 months of imprisonment with work, 3 years suspended sentence, and a fine of 400 thousand yen by the Saitama District Court. Both verdicts are the Court’s final decisions.
It is by no means acceptable to illegally upload copyrighted movies to video hosting or other websites either for self-satisfaction or for making financial gains. Uploading copyrighted movies to video hosting or other websites without rights’ holder permission is illegal. Not only are punishments handed down for these type of offences but also it is possible to be liable to pay compensation for the losses. We hope that you chose to enjoy watching movies legally.
FOURTH MAN ARRESTED THIS YEAR BY SAITAMA PREFECTURAL POLICE FOR ILLEGALLY UPLOADING TO VIDEO HOSTING WEBSITE FC2 VIDEO
- 23Jul 2013
Tokyo: On July 22, 2013, police officers from Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station arrested a 52-year-old man from Sapporo-City, Hokkaido, on suspicion of Copyright Act Violation for illegally uploading files of copyrighted films of MPAA Member Studio movies to video hosting website FC2 Video. According to police investigations, the man had been receiving a large sum of affiliate earnings by illegally posting files to FC2 Video.
This is the fourth time that the Saitama Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division have made arrests of suspects illegally uploading foreign movie titles to the FC2 Video website. It follows previous arrests of a 45-year-old man from Tajimi-City, Gifu Prefecture in March; a 39-year-old man from Nara-City, Nara Prefecture in April; and a 36-year-old man from Okinawa-City, Okinawa Prefecture in May.
JIMCA has been requesting FC2 Video to delete illegally posted movie files under the understanding and cooperation by FC2, Inc., the operating company of “FC2 Video” site. FC2 Inc. also specifies and provides an easy-to-understand educational Warning notice on the FC2 Video uploading page, as noted below.
(The picture of http://converter.video.fc2.com/upcontent_up.php is the actual screen of FC2 Video for uploaders to view the warning messages, which are cited pursuant to Copyright Act Article 38 paragraph 1.)
≪ Warning ≫
Content that violates any third party's ownership right, copyright, privacy, image rights, or contents that go against public moral or decency such as child pornography, violence or crimes are strictly prohibited. If you violate this rule, your account will be terminated. You will also be made liable for any compensation and may be punished. Also, if there are any keywords relating to child pornography in the content data (in the title, description, keyword etc.), the content may be removed and deleted without any prior warning.
To all users, please obey the rules while enjoying video hosting websites.
JIMCA will continue to work closely in cooperation with the police to prevent incidents of illegal uploading.
THREE ARRESTED FOR ILLEGALLY UPLOADING MOVIES VIA FILE SHARING SOFTWARE WINMX
- 28May 2013
Operation by Fukuoka Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division, Asakura Police Station, and Ukiha Police Station
Fukuoka: On May 28, 2013, officers from the Joint Investigation Headquarters of Fukuoka Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division, Asakura Police Station and Ukiha Police Station arrested three individuals suspected off illegally making copyrighted movies transmittable through the use of file sharing software WinMX. Two other suspects were referred to the Public Prosecutors Office during this operation.
Two suspects, a 52-year-old man from Kirishima-City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and a 43-year-old man from Kurashiki-City, Okayama Prefecture, are the first to be arrested. for illegally uploading foreign movies using WinMX in Japan.
During police investigations the two suspects admitted the charges of making movies transmittable via the file sharing software WinMX without permission from rights' holders.
As an increasing number of illegal uploads of foreign movies once identified on Winny and Share are now being found on the WinMX networks, according to JIMCA which made a subsequent request to the Fukuoka Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division to conduct further investigations and operations.
Following the arrests, Takashi Ajimura, Representative Director of JIMCA, said, ”In addition to the current operation, JIMCA has been working closely with the police in examining illegal movie files, preparing complaints made by rights' holders and conducting criminal case investigations against uploaders who have illegally made movie files transmittable via file sharing software. Since we were aware that there would be an increase of illegal uploading of foreign films via WinMX in recent years, this operation was a highly important endeavor to the entire content industry. We would like to thank Fukuoka Prefectural Police Cyber Crime Division for their investigations of such cases.”
*PC's seized by Fukuoka Prefectural Police
THIRD MAN ARRESTED BY SAITAMA PREFECTURE POLICE FOR ILLEGALLY UPLOADING TO VIDEO HOSTING WEBSITE FC2 VIDEO
- 28May 2013
Tokyo: On May 28, 2013, police officers from Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station arrested a 36-year-old man from Okinawa-City, Okinawa Prefecture, on suspicion of Copyright Act Violation for illegally uploading files of copyrighted films of MPAA Member Studio movies to video hosting website FC2 Video.
According to police investigations, the man had been using multiple online IDs to illegally post a large number of movie files to the FC2 Video website, and is understood to have repeatedly uploaded illegitimate movie files for the purpose of profit.
This is the third time in three consecutive months that the Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division have arrested suspects for illegally uploading foreign movie titles to the FC2 Video website. In March, police arrested a 45-year-old man from Tajimi-City, Gifu Prefecture, and in April, police arrested a 39-year-old man from Nara-City, Nara Prefecture.
JIMCA has been working closely in conjunction with video hosting websites to prevent cases of illegal uploading. There is a wide range of legitimate distribution channels such as cinemas, authorized DVD outlets, television and digital content providers that cater to the enjoyment of movies.
Supporting legitimate outlets helps give creators the opportunity to produce their next production for your enjoyment.
Movie fans, please choose not to watch movies illegally uploaded to video sharing websites
TOKYO RENTAL DVD SHOP OWNER ARRESTED FOR RENTING PIRATED DVD-RS
- 17May 2013
Operation by Metropolitan Police Department's Consumer and Economic Crime Division and Osaki Police seize 450 illegal DVDs
and close down movie DVD rental shop
Tokyo: On May 13, 2013, the Metropolitan Police Department's Consumer and Economic Crime Division, and officers from the Osaki Police Station, with the support of investigators from JIMCA, searched a movie DVD rental shop located in Shinagawa ward, Tokyo, arrested a 49-year-old male and seized 450 pirated DVD-Rs.
The operation followed information received from a member of the public, and a subsequent investigation by JIMCA into the alleged illegal activities at the movie DVD rental shop.
Every movie requires a huge amount of investment in time, money and expertise. Filmmakers can only recoup their investment, and people can only be employed in the film industry if audiences do the right thing and chose to see a movie in the way it was intended - at the cinema, on TV or DVD, or via a legitimate online channel. If you suspect any store of illegally renting pirated movies, please kindly contact us via the Piracy Hotlin as noted on this website, and provide us with further information.
*Pirated DVDs seized by police
SECOND ILLEGAL UPLOADER TO VIDEO HOSTING WEBSITE FC2 VIDEO ARRESTED BY SAITAMA PREFECTURE POLICE
- 15Apr 2013
TOKYO/SINGAPORE: On 15 April, police officers from Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division and Omiya Police Station arrested a 39-year-old man from Nara-City, Nara Prefecture, for illegally uploading files of copyrighted films of MPAA Member Studio movies to video hosting website FC2 Video.
According to police reports, the man illegally uploaded copies of MPAA Member Studio movie titles including copies of The Dark Knight Rises.
This is the second time that an illegal uploader of foreign films to FC Video has been arrested.
The first arrest occurred on 3 March, when police officers from Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division arrested a 45-year-old man from Tajimi-City, Gifu Prefecture, Tokyo, for illegally uploading copyrighted movies to video hosting website FC2 Video. On that occasion, according to police reports, the man illegally uploaded copies of MPAA Member Studio movie titles including copies of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Descendants.
Speaking following the arrest, Takashi Ajimura, Representative Director of JIMCA, said, “It is an urgent matter for the creative community in Japan to deter heavy and repetitive uploaders from such activity. A single upload of a film or television show to a video hosting website like this overtly damages the ability for the rights holder of that content to conduct their business. We would like to thank Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division for their continued investigation of such cases. JIMCA intends to work closely in collaboration with video hosting websites to prevent further instances of illegal uploading of films and television shows, and hopes that this arrest proves to be a strong deterrent message to anyone considering activity of this nature.”
JIMCA cooperates closely with police in the examination of illegal film files and the assembly of criminal complaints made by rights' holders of films and television shows.
FC2 Video is the 37th most popular website in the world. It also ranks third behind Yahoo! Japan and Google in the Alexa rankings of Japan's most popular websites.
If convicted under the Copyright Act, the arrested man faces up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to JPY10 million yen (US$109,098).
SHIZUOKA PREFECTURE FUKUROI POLICE STATION ARRESTS BRAZILIAN SELLERS OF PIRATED DVD-RS
- 4Mar 2013
On March 4, 2013, the Shizuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters, and the Fukuroi Police Station's Criminal Investigation Division and Community Safety Division searched two Brazilian grocery stores located in Fukuroi and Iwata cities, Shizuoka prefecture; and arrested two individuals, the store owner and the manager of the store, on suspicion of Copyright Act Violation due to possessing pirated movie copies with the intention of illegal distribution. A total of approximately 600 pirated DVD-Rs were found and confiscated from the stores.
JIMCA's investigators assisted in the investigations for catching these offenders red-handed by accompanying the police during the raids and providing their expertise in identifying the illegal DVD-Rs at the scenes.
“Selling pirated movies” is illegal! If you suspect any stores of selling pirated movies or illegal trading activities of pirated movies on the internet, please kindly provide information and contact us via the “Piracy Hotline” as noted on this website.
*Pirated DVDs seized by police
JAPANESE POLICE ARREST MAN FOR ILLEGALLY UPLOADING MOVIE FILES TO VIDEO HOSTING WEBSITE FC2 VIDEO
- 4Mar 2013
TOKYO/SINGAPORE: On 3 March, police officers from Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division arrested a 45-year-old man from Tajimi-City, Gifu Prefecture, Tokyo, for illegally uploading copyrighted movies to video hosting website FC2 Video.
According to police reports, the man illegally uploaded copies of MPAA Member Studio movie titles including copies of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Descendants.
The investigation was supported by JIMCA whom have subsequently worked closely with FC2 Video to have the infringing movie files taken down.
Following the arrest, Noriaki Sano, Executive Officer of Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc., also chairing the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in Japan this year, said, “This is a significant operation and arrest. The illegal uploading of films and television shows to video hosting websites, such as FC2 Video, has a huge negative impact on the film studio’s ability to re-invest in and create new movies. It also adversely affects those many people currently employed - and those who wish to one day work - in our film industry. I hope that people will stop illegally uploading movie titles so that audiences can continue to enjoy a quality screen entertainment experience.”
Mike Ellis, President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, for the MPA, said, “We commend the officers from the Saitama Prefecture Police Cyber Crime Division for taking a zero-tolerance approach to intellectual property crimes in Japan. Such efforts are crucial toward thwarting online content theft and represent important steps toward protecting the rights and livelihoods of the many people working in the screen community in this country”.
FC2 Video is the 37th most popular website in the world. It also ranks third behind Yahoo! Japan and Google in the Alexa rankings of the world’s most popular websites.
Police announced that the 45-year-old man had admitted to the charges. If convicted under the Copyright Act, those arrested face up to 10 years imprisonment and/or a fine of up to JPY10 million yen (US$109,098).
SAITAMA PREFECTURAL POLICE CYBERCRIME DIVISION ARREST ILLEGAL “SHARE” UPLOADER
- 22Feb 2013
The Saitama Prefectural Police Headquarters’ Cyber Criminal Investigation Division and the Nishiiruma Police Station arrested a 40-year-old man from Kawasaki city, Kanagawa prefecture on February 19, 2013 for illegally uploading movie files to the P2P file sharing software “Share” network.
The police searched the suspect’s residence on February 1, 2013 and confiscated 4 computers and 2 HDDs (hard disk drives) containing approximately 1,650 movie files. Further analysis of the evidence by the police lead to his arrest on February 19.
This successful raid was a part of the “Simultaneous Nationwide Intensive Crackdown on Copyright Infringement Using File Sharing Software” operation implemented by the Japanese National Police Agency.
*PC's seized by Saitama Prefecture Police during this crackdown
POLICE FILE CHARGES AGAINST SELF-EMPLOYED MAN FROM OOMUTA CITY, FUKUOKA PREFUCTURE FOR UPLOADING MOVIES ILLEGALLY
- 20Feb 2013
The Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters’ Cyber Criminal Investigation Division and the Oomuta Police Station filed charges against a 54-year-old self-employed male from Oomuta city on suspicion of Violation of the Copyright Law, illegitimately uploading video files via the P2P file sharing software “Share” network.
Following the discovery of criminal activities by the Fukuoka Prefectural Police’s Countermeasure against Cybercrime Division during a cyber-patrol operation, the suspect’s residence was searched in December 2012. Along with computers and hard disk drives, roughly 700 DVD-Rs containing video files were seized from his residence.
NAGANO PREFECTURAL POLICE DEPARTMENT FILE CHARGES AGAINST CLANDESTINE CONTENT PIRACY GROUP YOURO-KAI Z They were found illegally uploading content to the Internet via a Private Membership Server
- 1Feb 2013
NAGONA, JAPAN: On January 24, 2013, the Cybercrime Division of the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters, and the Ueda Police Station filed charges against a 63-year-old unemployed man from Niigata city for Violation of Public Transmission Rights.
Based on investigations by the police, a number of people, including the suspect, had organized a secret group of around 300 members nationwide called “Youro-kai Z (Old-age Party Z)” with an ulterior motive of exchanging information of illegal movie uploads on the Internet. The members of this group would release movies on their self-published website only for a few days and make it accessible to the affiliates by using exclusive IDs and passwords. The Nagano Prefectural Police Department apparently ordered the 49-year-old male group founder, a medical doctor from Hiroshima prefecture, to officially submit a “Notification of Dissolution”.
In November 2012, the Nagano Prefectural Police Department arrested two suspects ? a 66-year-old male from Nagano prefecture and a 36-year-old male from Chiba prefecture ? on suspicion of Illegal Production of Private Electromagnetic Records due to producing unauthorized “B-CAS cards” which allowed card users free-viewing of paid TV shows; and these fruitful arrests led the exposure of the illegal uploading incident, as one of the suspects was found to be an affiliate of the group.
JIMCA has worked in cooperation with the police since the early stages of the investigations in the illegal uploading case, not only by providing its expertise in identifying illegal movie files, but also issuing and submitting complaints against both the suspects from Nagano and Niigata prefectures. Since the uploading of illegal movie files to the Internet to private/membership servers are extremely rare, for it to be treated as a a criminal case, this countermeasure is a tremendous effort made by Cybercrime Division of the Nagano Prefectural Police Headquarters in this investigation. This successful operation has given us the added support and impetus in our mission of eradicating illegal Internet activities.
FIFTY YEAR OLD MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF SELLING PIRATED DVDs AS A RESULT OF JIMCA's INVESTIGATION
(Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan)
- 16Jan 2013
During an internet patrol operation, JIMCA (Japan and International Motion Picture Copyright Association) discovered a man selling pirated DVDs via internet auction sites and issued a warning to the individual.
However, since the continuous illegal activity selling pirated DVDs was still observed on his website, JIMCA reported this incidence to the Hokkaido Police and asked for assistance in a legal investigation.
On January 15, as a result of receiving the request from JIMCA, the Hokkaido Police Toyohira Police Station arrested the fifty year old company executive residing in Shiraishi ward, Sapporo city on suspicion of Copyright Act violation due to selling pirated copies of DVDs through his website without authorization of the rightful party.
According to further investigations by the police, the suspect had posted approximately 300 titles of pirated versions of MPA (Motion Picture Association) member companies' films to the same website and sold them to general internet users since last March of 2012.
While searching his premises, multiple computers and a large quantity of pirated DVDs were found and seized by the police.
A subsequent investigation with regard to the acquisition methods of the pirated DVDs and criminal proceeds is scheduled in the near future.
（The DVDs shown above are of the same type sold by the suspect.）