In a landmark case a man found guilty of recording films in a cinema and then uploading them to the internet has been sentenced to six months imprisonment….

Emmanuel Nimley, age 22, and a graduate with a 2:1 degree in Performing Arts from Thames Valley University was arrested by Harrow Police….

At a hearing in August at Harrow Magistrates Court he pleaded guilty to four charges of possession of a mobile phone for use in fraud, three charges of copying a film for use in fraud and three charges of breaching copyright by distributing a film….

I accept that there has been no fraudulent gain for you and I accept your motivation was for self-glory. However, you knew what you were doing was wrong.’…

This is the third conviction under the Fraud Act in the UK for illegally recording in a cinema and the first to receive a prison sentence.
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Recently, our founder, Advocate Dipak Parmar, had presented a research paper on “Digital Piracy” at All India Seminar on Judicial Reform (Aug 1, 2010). Link of his presentation http://slidesha.re/cY0sHw