Two (2) people were arrested by the Financial Police & Cybercrime Prosecution Service for violating the provisions on intellectual property
This is the manager and an employee of the company supply photocopying and photocopying services, in Piraeus
31 Book Copies (19 of Different Titles) and 3 Hard Disks (1 External and 2 Inside) were seized with over 300 different books in digital format
The Economic Police and Cybercrime Prosecution Service arrested two citizens, a 20.11.2013-year-old responsible operation and a 42-year-old employee of a business providing photocopying and photocopying services, against whom a criminal case was filed procedures, for violation of the provisions on intellectual property.
It was preceded by a complaint from an Organization, which has as its object the management and protection of intellectual property and related rights.
In this context, yesterday morning, in the course of an audit at the Piraeus-based company, hardware was found to be available in both electronic and printed form (digital and photocopied books), which falls under the provisions protecting rights of intellectual creators.
Specifically, thirty one (31) photocopied books (19 of different titles) illegally reproduced and three (3) hard disks (1 external and 2 internal) were found and seized, containing over 300 different books in digital form .
In addition to the infringement of copyright, there is also a significant loss of revenue for the State, the amount of which is being examined, as due to the different price of copies and originals productof, there is a drastic reduction of the attributed Value Added Tax.
The arrested, with the file that was filed against them, were brought to the Public Prosecutor's Office of Pamela.
