japanese group claims anti-piracy success
A group representing Japanese makers of films, music, comics and games said yesterday anti-piracy measures taken jointly with local law enforcement authorities resulted in the seizure of more than 700,000 pirated Japanese items on the mainland, in Hong Kong and Taiwan between January and April.
The Content Overseas Distribution Association said it had investigated 994 stores in the three economies, including shops that sold only pirated Japanese items. The investigation led to the arrest of 59 people, it said.
data access a key concern of credit agency inquiries
More than 1,300 inquiries about consumer credit data have been lodged at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data since a code of practice came into effect in June, 2003. About 38 per cent concerned access to data.
Acting Privacy Commissioner Tony Lam Wing-hong said the office also received 52 complaints about the code over the same period, 45 per cent of which were related to credit providers' failures to provide accurate information to the credit reference agency.
