CARPARK MOVIE PIRATE ARRESTED

19 JUNE, 2009

Four piracy seizures in four months in Bankstown area

Sydney: A 36-year-old woman was arrested by New South Wales Police in
Bankstown late yesterday and charged with copyright offences in relation to
possessing for sale pirated movie DVDs.

Police discovered the woman selling the illegitimate movie DVDs from the rear
of her parked car in Bankstown’s Brandon Avenue Carpark. Officers seized
around 2,500 pirated movie DVDs, including copies of “Land of the Lost” and
“Angels and Demons” which have only just been released in cinemas across
Australia. Other titles included copies of “Valkeryie”, which is not yet legitimately
released on DVD.

Following the arrest, Neil Gane, Director of Operations for the Australian
Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) said: “We commend the work of
the New South Wales Police for putting a stop to the sale of these pirated
movies in our communities. Legitimate suburban businesses like cinemas and
DVD rental stores have enough challenges in these tough economic times
without having to compete with criminals.”

The operation yesterday represents the fourth seizure of pirated DVD movies in
Bankstown in the past four months. Over 7,000 pirated DVD movies, with an
estimated street value of $35,000, have been seized in these operations.
Police enquiries are continuing and further charges may be laid.

Penalties for copyright crimes are up to $60,500 and/or 5 years jail per offence.

About AFACT

AFACT works closely with industry, government, police and educational
institutions to address copyright theft and protect the interests of the film and
television industry as well as the interests of Australian movie fans.

In 2008, state and federal police conducted 51 raids involving movie piracy and
seized 544,697 pirated DVDs. They also seized 488 burners capable of
producing 12 million pirated DVDs a year with a potential street value of over
$61million.

AFACT acts on behalf of the 50,000 Australians and small businesses under
threat from copyright theft, including independent cinemas, video rental stores
and film and television producers across the country.