On Friday, Mr Wong Siew Hong (pictured), head of intellectual property litigation at Infinitus Law Corporation, filed Mr Lukman's defence. --ST PHOTO: ALPHONSO CHAN
A GROUP of Internet users has launched a fund-raising drive in aid of two men who are being sued over alleged illegal downloads of for allegedly illegally downloading Japanese cartoons, in the first case of its kind here.
The support comes amid what is expected to be a high-stakes case that could affect thousands of netizens in Singapore.
The lawsuit could set several precedents, from the burden of proof necessary to establish that illegal downloads have occurred, to the possible defences for online piracy, and even the penalties offenders illegal downloaders can expect if they are convicted.
A spokesman for the group - XenoDefense - behind the defence fund, which calls itself XedoDefense, told The Straits Times via e-mail that 'a few thousand dollars' have been pledged to help 'the people's' cause.
The one-year-old group also found the two alleged downloaders, Mr Felix Lukman and Mr Koh Lian Boon, a lawyer.
Read the full story in Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
