HE illegal downloading of books It was the target of an operation coordinated by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security’s Integrated Operations Secretariat (MJSP) and launched this Wednesday (30). The task force was joined by plainclothes police (PC) from the states of Minas Gerais (MG), Paraná (PR), Maranhão (MA) and Espírito Santo (ES).
baptized as “Operation Last PageThe action complied with six search and seizure warrants and four court blocking and/or suspension and delisting orders. Websites used illegally to download books🇧🇷 Exclusion of profiles on social networks was also part of anti-piracy actions.
In the operation, in which the Cybernetic Operations Laboratory (Ciberlab) affiliated to the Integrated Operations Secretariat (Seopi) also participated, crimes against intellectual property🇧🇷 According to MJSP, the rights of authors are violated by spreading the works on illegal platforms.
Other relevant organs book piracy operation Office of Combating Technological Crime (PC-MA) and Anti-Cybercrime Core (PC-PR). Cybercrime Prevention Specialized Police Station (PC-ES) and Cybercrime Investigation and Consumer Protection Specialized Department (PC-MG) officials were also present.
penalties
THEM digital book piracy can be framed in article 3 of art. 184 of the Brazilian Penal Code. This norm criminalizes the infringement of third-party copyright and its presentation to the public via the internet, cable, fiber optic, satellite or any other system.
According to MJSP, those who commit such crimes, imprisonmentcan range from two to four years. Those responsible for illegal book downloading platforms may have to pay fines in addition to jail terms.
In Curitiba (PR), Civil Police agents seized three computers, a mobile phone, memory card and pendrive, as well as materials sent for appraisal in the operation. Information on studies in other states has not yet been released.
Source: Tec Mundo
