Recently, Guangzhou Conghua police investigated a case of online sales of pirated books, arrested four suspects, destroyed a suspected illegal printing den and two book warehouses, and seized suspected illegal publications, professional printing and binding equipment, computers, paper, etc. A large number of items were initially verified, and the amount involved was more than 500,000 yuan.
In mid-October this year, the Conghua police received the clues that some parents of students claimed that the quality of the student's studying materials purchased on an online platform was poor. After nearly two weeks of meticulous investigation, the police initially grasped the suspect's illegal and criminal circumstances in which he reprinted books and sold them through online platforms without the authorization and permission of the copyright owner.
On November 3, the Conghua police united with the cultural law enforcement department of the district to arrest illegal printing and storage of books. They arrested Zheng (male, 25) and Huang (male, 22) in Huangpu District, Guangzhou City and Changping Town, Dongguan City. Four persons suspected of copyright infringement, including more than 1,000 copies of suspected illegal publications, 12 sets of professional printing and binding equipment, and a large number of items involved in the case, including computers, scanners, and paper, were seized on the spot.
After interrogation, the suspect confessed that he had opened online stores on multiple online platforms since July this year, and purchased books such as best-selling books, secondary and elementary school teaching materials, postgraduate entrance examination materials and other books through formal channels, and sold them in his own online store after reprinting and binding. After preliminary verification, the suspect has sold more than 500,000 yuan of various books through the Internet. At present, the four suspects have been criminally detained in accordance with the law for alleged copyright infringement, and the case is still under further investigation.
