After recent posts related to intellectual property and more than I can count about bird flu, time to become more efficient and combine them:
Chinese police have nabbed a pirate DVD production and sales ring that had concealed their operation in a supposed bird flu research base in east China's Jiangxi Province.
Zheng Deming, head of the provincial anti-pornography and anti-illegal publications office, said police in Jiangxi, Hubei and Guangzhou seized at least 16 alleged members of a fake DVD ring which has produced and sold about 26.4 million DVDs in two years.
Zheng said they received reports from local residents last April that a large number of fake DVDs were being transported by air from Nanchang, capital of Jiangxi, to other cities in the country.
They discovered that the DVDs were produced in a factory in Liantang Township in Nanchang County, Zheng said.
Zheng said local police spent months on monitoring the factory before raiding it last November and seizing about 100,000 pirated DVDs and four production lines. Eleven suspects, including the boss of the factory, surnamed Feng, were detained.
Another 100,000 illegal DVDs and five suspects were later seized in a storage area in neighboring Hubei Province. (Xinhuanet)
If any of the DVDs were pirated software, I hope they check for viruses.
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"[The boss of the factory, surnamed Feng] let word get
around that his factory was a research base for bird
flu, and managed to keep local residents away..."
The classic art of concealment and deception -- irony
and bewilderment ensues. This reminds me of a couple
of thangs:
Ine -- my Aunt's ex-husband died a few years ago and
the family were in need of some quiet reflection in a
church setting. Midst the early evening, they drove
around the metro area of Perth, Western Australia, and
eventually found a church with its lights on. Joan,
my aunty, knocked on the occupied section of the
church until a rather annoyed and half pissed Catholic
priest opened the door. She explained the tragic
family loss whilst loud "campy" voices spilled forth
from the party inside. The Catholic priest was
patronizing, dismissive, psychologically violent and
eager to return to his "booze (sex?) party".
2wo -- Perth Police Station: Positioned opposite the
WA Museum and Cultural Centre, Perth Police Station is
Perth's primary 24-hour station. The building also
houses members of the Crime Investigation and
Intelligence Services Portfolio @
www.police.wa.gov.au/LocalPolice/CentralMetropolitanDistrict.asp?Perth
It's approaching the ten year anniversary of when I
was "queerbashed" by the homophobic (closeted queer?)
employees who were then working and partying down in
the above "Australian government" building...
In March 2006, I received a positive legal email from
Gloria Allred, a California attorney (see below):
http://www.amglaw.com/bio/GloriaAllred.asp
Her email concerns were focused on lawsuits vis a vis
time periods -- this is ironic given two facts...
* FOI have been stalling, withholding info since the
get go -- FOI are legally culpable for stonewalling!
* The primary issue concerning and justifying the WA
police and medicolegal establishment's violent 1997/8
mistreatment of me was my so called "drug induced"
"delusional" belief in an impending global disaster --
ie. The H2H H5N1 Pandemic...
(((Re: FOI ACCESS APPLICATION REF #01/862)))
In this application of a few years ago, the WA FOI
Information Commissioner made a decision on 20th Feb
2002 to censor all documents containing names of WA
police officers prior to sending me photocopies --
why!?!
Why have police officers names been blanked out on the
few relevant docs sent thus far? Why are these folk
afraid to have their names publicized re: corruption
and queer bashing?
* Re: Drugs -- Inventory And Movement Document
(stamped D67179)
* On 31/12/97 "approx 22gms leaf material believed to
be cannabis" was given the tag/bag number B82374.
* On 12/03/98 this evidence was given a new tag/bag
number B91282.
* On 29/04/98 this renumbered evidence was "opened for
re-analysis" and given a new tag/bag number BB049208.
* On 13/07/98 order for destruction of this evidence
BB049208 was given.
Where is the hardcopy toxicological analysis (a legal
document) showing the chemical composition of the
"approx 22gms leaf material believed to be cannabis."?
*******************************
Subject: Your legal inquiry
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006
From: "Gloria Allred"
Web @ www.amglaw.com/bio/GloriaAllred.asp
To: photoniqueer@yahoo.com
Dear Mr. Singleton,
I am in receipt of your email outlining your legal
claims.
I regret to inform you that due to our heavy caseload
and other commitments, neither I nor my law firm are
in a position to become involved in this matter. You
may wish to contact your countys Bar Association for
a referral to an appropriate attorney.
Please be advised that in every case there is a time
period in which an individual must file a lawsuit or
forever lose the right to do so. I have made no
attempt to ascertain what that time period is as it
pertains to the set of circumstances you describe.
In addition, the fact that I cannot represent you
should not necessarily be construed to mean that you
have no case. If you wish to pursue this matter
further, I would strongly urge that you seek a lawyer
immediately to evaluate the facts and to advise you as
to the time period available within which to file a
lawsuit.
I appreciate your inquiry and wish you success in your
pursuit of justice.
Very truly yours,
ALLRED, MAROKO & GOLDBERG