"Distribution Right" for tangible objects and "Communication Right" for intangible files. Also, it is the downloader that initiated the transfer, thereby copying the work. Chan merely put it on the net. The government's lawyers disagreed. The decision is reserved. The judge from the court of final appeal ruled out Chan's appeal on 18 May 2007. The result was that Chan's appeal was rejected, and the original sentence (3 months in jail) was upheld. References External links TMCC 1268/2005 HKSAR v CHAN NAI MING original judgment, reported at HKSAR v Chan Nai Ming [2005] 4 HKLRD 142 HCMA 1221/2005 HKSAR v CHAN NAI MING High Court appeal judgment, reported at [2007] 1 HKLRD 95 FAMC 0061/2006 HKSAR v CHAN NAI MING CFA bail pending leave application, reported at [2007] HKEC 6 FAMC 0061A/2006 HKSAR v CHAN NAI MING CFA bail pending appeal, reported at [2007] HKEC 253 FACC 0003/2007 CHAN NAI MING v HKSAR CFA appeal judgment, reported at [2007] 2 HKLRD 489 Academic opinion Hong Kong’s copyright laws: Recent developments and dilemmas Clayton G. MacKenzie, Acta Juridica Hungarica (2007) 48, 115-124 The Hong Kong BitTorrent Case (HKSAR v CHAN NAI MING): Will Big Crook Go Down Big Time for a Little Infringement? Stuart Weinstein & Charles Wild, Working Paper (abstract only), April 2007 Big Crook in Little China: The Ramifications of the Hong Kong BitTorrent Case on the Criminal Test of Prejudicial Effect Michael Filby, Working Paper, February 2007 Criminal Infringement of Copyright: The Big Crook Case Steven Gething, in Brian Fitzgerald, Fuping Gao, Damien O'Brien, Sampsung Xiaoxiang Shi (eds), Copyright Law, Digital Content and the Internet in the Asia-Pacific (2008) 367 Journalistic reports New York Times 8 November 2005 BBC 7 November 2005 Chinese male criminals Chan, Nai Ming Hong Kong criminals Year of birth missing (living people) Living people