Sindiket tawar siaran ASTRO tidak sah ditangkap.



KUALA LUMPUR: Satu sindiket menawarkan perkhidmatan penyiaran saluran televisyen berbayar daripada syarikat televisyen satelit berbayar ASTRO secara tidak sah melalui penstriman dalam talian dan perkongsian kad, mampu mengaut keuntungan mencecah RM900,000 sebulan daripada kegiatan itu. Sindiket yang dikesan mula aktif sejak 2015 itu didapati menjual pakej ASTRO dan saluran lain secara tidak sah kepada pelanggan dengan kos bayaran bulanan jauh lebih rendah. Difahamkan, pelanggan perlu membayar antara RM199 hingga RM250 untuk unit 'box' mengikut jenis pakej dan yuran langganan hanya RM350 untuk tempoh setahun. Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial (JSJK) Bukit Aman, Datuk Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, berkata sindiket ini dikenal pasti menggunakan media sosial seperti Facebook untuk mencari pelanggan dan dipercayai lebih 30,000 pelanggan sudah melanggan dengan sindiket ini sekali gus menyebabkan kerugian mencecah jutaan ringgit kepada pihak ASTRO. "Bagi membendung perkhidmatan tidak sah ini, JSJK Bukit Aman menerusi Ops Camar Tayang menjalankan serbuan di beberapa lokasi sekitar Kuala Lumpur serta Johor Bahru, semalam dan hari ini. "Susulan itu, kita berjaya menahan 6 suspek lelaki tempatan berusia antara 39 hingga 53 tahun serta merampas pelbagai peralatan digunakan untuk 'live streaming' (penstriman secara langsung) dan 'card sharing' (perkongsian kad). "Rampasan termasuk 12 unit 'parabolic modem/router', lebih 500 unit dekoder dan kad ASTRO, 'android set up box', telefon bimbit, tablet komputer dan komputer riba," katanya dalam satu kenyataan, hari ini. Katanya, kesemua suspek kini direman tiga hari untuk membantu siasatan mengikut Seksyen 41 Akta Hak Cipta 1897. "Orang ramai diingatkan supaya tidak melanggan dengan sebarang pakej langganan tidak sah sedemikian kerana ia adalah satu kesalahan mengikut Akta Hak Cipta 1987. "Mereka boleh dikenakan tindakan mengikut Seksyen 232(b) Akta Komunikasi dan Multimedia yang membawa hukuman penjara dan denda sehingga RM300,000," kata Acryl Sani. Beliau berkata, sekiranya ada pihak yang menawarkan perkhidmatan sedemikian, orang ramai perlu segera melaporkan perkara itu kepada pihak yang berkenaan untuk diambil tindakan.

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Thanks for the assist on Google translation. Thought of including it earlier but was unsure of its accuracy..

Yep.. Definitely no refunds.. Even if they weren't busted.. They could have closed up shop at any time and still no refunds.. Made a small killing though.. 30k customers.. Notbad.jpg..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Apr 22 2017, 04:34 AM

Precisely... not like we have cheap access to Gbps speeds.. I sincerely hope this is not misunderstood to mean that we should be denied access to cheap Gbps internet speeds...

A VPN server is only as secure as the person(s) who set it up.. Once the encryption is compromised?? Sayonara..

As neuromancerx posted.. They are subject to local laws and the authorities (hopefully with a warrant) can at any time demand they (foreign companies) to hand over.. say logs.. etc. This ain't Switzerland..

This post has been edited by voncrane: Apr 24 2017, 11:50 PM

No its not... Just have to know where to look...

For sure.. Until Big Media understands that the average consumer is willing to fork out "some" money for the same services (or even better) and adjusts the current rate or content sharing laws.. The mouse will always be ahead of the cat.

Need a subscription.. Don't be so cheapskate la.. Operating servers for smooth playback costs money... Support As***..

Here..

Tonton

Subscribing for legit services such as Netflix or Hulu is NOT illegal. What may be considered illegal is when you use some form of location masking tech like DNS/VPN to fool their servers into thinking you are in a different location.. Primarily to gain the advantage of their localized content.. Currently in Malaysia, it's a gray area.. Future? We'll see.

This post has been edited by voncrane: May 24 2017, 05:30 PM

Very true... Big Media & restrictive governments are taking their sweet time to understand this. The internet is supposed to break down geographical walls and allow content to be freely accessible. Which is why I believe Netflix, Hulu and Amazon have been investing a lot into their original series and movies. Cuz then they have full control over them and can share it as widely as possible... versus being restricted by the owners. Governments are another thing.

There are services.. HD and smooth.. Unfortunately, can't share.. They be watching..

Wut!

Yes.. That family friend that knows a guy that knows another guy's uncle cousin's wife...

I agree..

Wow!... Looks like it's really heating up now.. Little Medias + Big Media = ACE.. New coalition... Have to go even deeper..

That's some impressive losses right there.