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Three held for Copyright Act violation

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested three persons on charges of selling famous English titles violating the Copyright Act and recovered books, wrappers and machinery worth Rs. 1 crore. The titles included books in the Harry Potter series, "The Inheritance of Loss" and "The Da Vinci Code."

The police gave the names of the accused as P.P. Hanif (28), resident of Shivajinagar, Srinivasa, proprietor, Sri Sai Printers, Kalyana Nagar, Babu, proprietor, Coronation Art Printers, Banaswadi, and Anwar, proprietor, Reefa Binders, Thanisandra Main Road.

Acting on a tip-off that Anwar and Hanif were into binding and lamination of English titles, which were protected by copyright, and forwarding them for sale, the police raided Reefa Binders and arrested Hanif. On the information given by Hanif, the police arrested the proprietors of the two printing presses. A case has been registered at the K.G. Halli police station.

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