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Vietnam IP Conviction ‘Minor Miracle’: Torrent Freak

The People’s Court of Hanoi has sentenced a man to 30 months in prison–suspended–and issued him a fine of US$4000, for online piracy, Torrent Freak has reported. The publication describes the outcome as a ‘minor miracle’ with convictions of intellectual property infringements in Vietnam unusual.

This outcome was four years in the making with the Premier League and Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment first reporting the convicted pirate’s website in July of 2020.

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