Executions for piracy

[Arnout Engelen]

On Thu, Jun 06, 2002 at 09:53:38PM -0400, Rod Dixon wrote:
> My apologies for the off-topic post, but I could not resist sending you all
> this about China...probably an error in transliteration?
> 
> "Despite years of lax enforcement, the government has begun to crack down on
> stolen software, CDs and DVDs. The evidence too can be seen in the street. I
> searched several alleys and stores for pirated discs and only turned up one
> place that sold any. And the selection was poor: Despite a copy of "A
> Beautiful Mind" ("Snowboarding through life, David Aames appears to lead
> life," read the liner notes), they mostly sold stale Tom Cruise movies and
> Celine Dion music. Many stores sold legitimate discs. "When we find (piracy
> rings), we confiscate the products and the equipment they use to make them
> and turn to execute the persons or organizations involved," said the
> Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone's Jian."

My guess is that they meant 'prosecute' instead of 'execute'. 

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