主题:【讨论】带盗版DVD进海关会不会被巨额罚款 -- landlord
又一次看到这样的网络传言:
看看楼下的回复
听说海关还会给被罚的人介绍贷款。。。利息率就不知道了
先声明一下,俺绝对是对事不对人啊!俺们这些学理工的有时就喜欢没事找事,打破砂锅问到底,嘿嘿
俺实在是忍不住,在美国这疙瘩这么久,对依法办事的精神俺还是不免有些迷信。祭起“古狗”大神,到底看看是咋回事儿。。。
先找到美国海关的官方网站,看看官方说法的违禁品:
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In regard to copyright infringement, articles that are determined by CBP to be clearly piratical of a protected copyright, i.e., unauthorized articles that are substantially similar to a material protected by a copyright, are subject to seizure. A personal use exemption for articles, similar to that described above also applies to copyrighted articles for the personal, non-commercial use of the importer and are not for sale or distribution.
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Products subject to copyright protection most commonly imported include software on CD-ROMs, sound recordings, toys, stuffed animals, clothing with cartoon characters, videotapes, DVDs, music CDs, and books. Products subject to trademark protection most commonly imported include handbags and accessories, and clothing.
这玩意太长了,大伙儿可以去自己看看。俺翻译几处比较有意思的:
× 盗版DVD属于“违反知识产权”的,手包等属于“违反商标保护”的。
× 带了“违反商标保护”的东东入关会被没收,有些情况会被罚款;带了“违反知识产权”的东东入关会被没收(没写“罚款”,难道漏了?)
× 每30天可以每类带一件“违反商标保护”或者“违反知识产权”的东东入关,当然必须是自用的!(嗯,下次难道能毫无顾忌的带套《越狱》?
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好像没啥特实在的,那就看看官方说法的2006年大案:
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Operation Spring, the first U.S.-Sino joint undercover law enforcement operation in the People's Republic of China (PRC) resulted in the arrest of a U.S. citizen in Shanghai and the forfeiture of 160,000 counterfeit DVDs. The U.S. citizen was initially convicted of violating PRC counterfeiting laws prior to being expelled to the United States, where he was sentenced to 60 months incarceration and three years supervised release and fined $15,000 for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit DVDs and other related charges. The individual also forfeited criminal proceeds of $823,833 to the U.S. government.
也够长的,注意到俩案子的细节:
× 那位造了一万六千盗版DVD的老兄,在美国被判了5年,罚款1.5万美元,另外没收非法所得80多万。
× 那个走私价值1600万美元香烟纸的那伙人,因为“违反商标保护”被罚600万!
想想那个80张DVD,每张(估计在美零售价约20美元)罚5000美元,实在是有点儿匪夷所思。
听了这么多传言,也上网查一下,看来“古狗”不成,新闻里只找到一篇《海关查盗版DVD华人入境小心》:
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根据「1982年美国盗版和走私修正法案」,被查获的盗版制品持有人将面临最低罚款2万5000元或一年以下监禁,最高罚款25万元或五年以下监禁的处罚。
发生在2004年,看来最近是涨价了。不过看着那出处,怎么也觉着有些道听途说的感觉。。。
至于文中提到的那个修正法案,俺也顺手查到了,放在这里:
(a) Criminal Infringement. - Any person who infringes a copyright willfully either -
(1) for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, or
(2) by the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000,
shall be punished as provided under section 2319 of title 18, United States Code. For purposes of this subsection, evidence of reproduction or distribution of a copyrighted work, by itself, shall not be sufficient to establish willful infringement.
相关的处罚(section 2319 of title 18):
How Current is This?
(a) Whoever violates section 506 (a) (relating to criminal offenses) of title 17 shall be punished as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section and such penalties shall be in addition to any other provisions of title 17 or any other law.
(b) Any person who commits an offense under section 506 (a)(1) of title 17—
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 5 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution, including by electronic means, during any 180-day period, of at least 10 copies or phonorecords, of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $2,500;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (1); and
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, in any other case.
(c) Any person who commits an offense under section 506 (a)(2) of title 17, United States Code—
(1) shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 10 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of $2,500 or more;
(2) shall be imprisoned not more than 6 years, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense is a second or subsequent offense under paragraph (1); and
(3) shall be imprisoned not more than 1 year, or fined in the amount set forth in this title, or both, if the offense consists of the reproduction or distribution of 1 or more copies or phonorecords of 1 or more copyrighted works, which have a total retail value of more than $1,000.
懒得翻译了,这法律太复杂了。
搞了半天,俺还是对那些网络传闻存疑,到底有没有哪位亲眼见过啊?
美国海关只查英文DVD,中文的不管。我上次回国带回一套欲望都市,实在舍不得盒子,就把DVD放别处,盒子用来放了我买的相声DVD。结果盒子在海关被查出。但最后他们大概不想满箱子找DVD,把我给放了。
这个确有所闻,最好别带进来。(中文的美国姥应该不在乎,但也不合法是不是)
俺上次回国也是“带回一套欲望都市”,也是“舍不得盒子”,也“把DVD放别处”,也被海关的抽出来查箱子。。。正在开箱子,地主婆走过来了,那位美国海关的gg一看,就把俺放了
--因为地主婆而躲过抽查不止一次了,找个面善的LD有时很有用啊
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鲜花已经成功送出
中国片子美国海关不管基本上可以肯定。但是俺挺喜欢看英文DVD的,下载的看起来麻烦,而且有的效果不好或是缺点儿额外功能,美国的正版DVD又太贵了
$4.99/month + $1/night -- 计划中。。。
以前都没有查过,最近连着几次,箱子都被海关开过,然后又给贴上写着海关查过的封条
我天生小胆儿,海盗版的事儿从来不搀和
那次带了一个小盒子,里面是中国的电视剧和宫崎骏的几张动画片,他们没管。
不过看你们下面的描述还是颇有些后怕--------两年前我从国内带过整套的star trek(将近200张呢),幸亏那次没赶上开箱检查,可能要算躲过一劫吧。
当然,俺都是带的盗版游戏,而且大部分都是国产的。呵呵。
米国海关这次又把你这个家伙漏掉了。。。