First prison sentence for file sharing

According to Official Guinness Records,

In November 2005, Chan Nai-Ming (China) was jailed for three months for uploading Hollywood movies, using BitTorrent technology on to the Internet. Although the movie industry began targeting BitTorrent sites in December 2004, Chan Nai-Ming's case is the first in the world to lead to a prison sentence.

For a complete list of 2005 records, please visit 2005 Guinness Records in China.

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27