Chapter 371: 362. Underground Factory (Monthly Pass +13)

I went to the office building with a happy mood. Not long after Wang Bo sat down, his buttocks were still warm, when someone knocked on the door outside.

He sat upright and said, please come in. The person coming must be a townsman or a tourist, otherwise he would not knock on the door so politely.

Facts proved that he guessed correctly, but he couldn't guess the identity of the visitor anyway: Bass and Williams who had just been tidied up by him and came to the town with their families!

"Please sit down, what's the matter?" Lao Wang didn't like the two of them. If it wasn't for Bass and his wife and daughter, then he would definitely not let them move to the town. In contrast, he believed in the two of them. A spy sent by Robert to break into the town.

Bass took a deep breath and said, "Mayor, we had some unpleasant things in the past, and I know you feel bad for us."

Wang Bo said bluntly: "Yes, there is no doubt about it. You don't need to emphasize it. What's the matter? Let's talk about it directly."

Bass glanced at Williams and said, "Okay, mayor. I don't know if you still remember what happened two days ago. When we first came to the town, I told you about Robert , Inside information about the town of Tahiti..."

Wang Bo recalled it for a while, and it seemed that there was such an incident, but at that time, the rabbit brothers disappeared, and he had no time to deal with it, so he forgot about it.

After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Yes, I have an impression, and then?"

"Then, mayor, you and I know that Robert has the idea of ​​destroying Sunset Town, and now I can provide you with a chance to strike first..."

Williams interrupted Bass, saying, "Dude, don't hang around, let's just say, there is an underground factory in Tahiti that makes bootleg music CDs and records, and Mayor Robert and Sheriff Anthony What a bastard did!"

After hearing his words, Wang Bo stood up suddenly, and he frowned and said, "The underground music piracy factory? How do you know?"

Haney told him similar things, saying that Tahiti town had an underground factory related to piracy or other illegal industries, but he was not sure. When he was in the town for eight months, he was not allowed to approach a farm. Just relying on my own observations to come to such a conclusion.

Now Bass and Williams told him that the underground factory was used for pirated music. Compared with the information given by Harney, the two are obviously not lying or talking nonsense. As for whether this is a trap, that’s another matter.

Thinking of this, he looked at the two with a half-smile, and said, "Why are you telling me this news?"

Williams said anxiously: "You can use this news to deal with Robert. This is an infringement of intellectual property rights. You know, this is illegal."

Infringement of intellectual property rights, the English term is Copyright infringement, there are other names for copyright infringement, in life, it has a more popular name, that is piracy.

New Zealand has a strong protection of intellectual property rights. As long as there is no consent of the copyright holder, the act of copying, redistributing works or publishing related items can be called piracy infringement, and the maximum fine and Sentenced to prison.

Wang Bo stood leaning against the edge of the table. He folded his arms and looked down at the two and asked, "Yes, I know this is illegal, but you have to tell me how far he has gone."

"It's mainly pirated music, and it's mainly from Asia, especially your Chinese music. There are a lot of pirated copies. His pirated copies are not rips, but covers. He hires some wandering singers all the year round, and finds music from Asia that may be popular in New Zealand. songs, and then have these singers cover them in English or Māori. Needless to say, this can make a lot of profits, right?" Bass said.

Wang Bo asked: "Mainly in Asia? What about Europe and America, I bet those pop songs in Europe and America are more popular, right?"

Bass touched his nose in embarrassment and said: "Yes, but he didn't dare to do that. Maybe I should be more straightforward. The songs he sang are mainly from China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Europe and the United States? He No, he doesn't dare to infringe on European and American hits."

Although he mentioned several countries, you can tell from his expression that those countries are just a foil, and the songs that Robert infringes mainly come from China. And this guy is very cunning, he didn't simply transcribe, but actually found a few singers to cover it in English and Maori, so that basically there would be no lawsuits in New Zealand.

It is true that New Zealand has joined the international intellectual property protection alliance, so in theory, New Zealand's publications are protected by intellectual property rights in many countries around the world, and goods containing intellectual property rights in other countries in the alliance are also strictly regulated in New Zealand. Protect.

For example, American Hollywood movies or audio-visual publications of music companies enjoy harsh protection in New Zealand, and it is illegal for individuals to download American movies and music from the Internet in New Zealand.

Of course, China has also joined the International Intellectual Property Protection Alliance, but that is just a face project for the officials. In fact, intellectual property protection is just a joke in China.

Robert obviously understands this. He translates Chinese songs and sells them at low prices in the underground market to make a profit. The native New Zealanders don’t know the source of these songs, but the Chinese immigrants may know, but they don’t care, because most people don’t Awareness of copyright protection.

With no complaints or accusations, his piracy business would not be affected. Robert made a good plan.

But there is no doubt that this is indeed an illegal act, so if Bass and Williams did not dig a hole for him, then Wang Bo could use this method to severely injure Robert.

He was worried that Robert and the two dug a hole together, so he asked, "Why did you tell me this news? Robert and Anthony will know sooner or later that it was you who made the whistleblower. Aren't you afraid of offending them?"

"Of course I'm afraid, but it's just that. We belong to Sunset Town now, and we know that you have more powerful energy than him. You may not like us, but you will definitely protect the townspeople from illegal infringement, right?" Ba Said confidently.

Wang Bo looked at him and said, "You are right. As the mayor, I will definitely protect every townsman from illegal infringement. But, where do you see that I have stronger energy than Bass?"

Williams said: "When you came to arrest us that day, almost all the cars in the town were mobilized. If the situation was reversed, Robert and Anthony would definitely not have such appeal!"