He went to the office building with a happy mood. Just after Wang Bo sat down for a while, his butt was still hot from sitting, someone knocked on the door outside.
He sat upright and said please come in. The person coming must be a person from the town or a tourist, otherwise he would not knock on the door so politely.
It turned out that his guess was correct, but he could not guess the identity of the visitors anyway: Bass and Williams, who had just been picked up by him and came to the town with their families!
"Please sit down, what's the matter?" Lao Wang didn't like the two of them. If Bass hadn't brought his wife and daughter, he would definitely not have let the two of them move to the town. In comparison, he trusted these two people more. It was the spy sent by Robert to break into the town.
Bass took a deep breath and said, "Mayor, some unpleasant things happened to us in the past. I know you feel bad about us."
Wang Bo said bluntly: "Yes, there is no doubt about it. You don't need to emphasize it. What's the matter? Just talk about it."
Bass glanced at Williams and said: "Okay, Mayor. I don't know if you still remember what happened two days ago. When we first came to the town, we told you something about Robert , Insider information about the town of Tahiti…”
Wang Bo recalled it, and it seemed that there was such an incident, but the rabbit brothers disappeared at that time, and he didn't have time to deal with it, so he forgot about it.
After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Yes, I have an impression, but what next?"
"Then, Mayor, you and I both know that Robert has the idea of destroying Sunset Town. Now I can provide you with an opportunity that is enough for you to strike first..."
Williams interrupted Bass and said: "Man, don't beat around the bush, just tell the truth. There are underground factories in Tahiti town that are producing pirated music CDs and records. Mayor Robert and Sheriff Anthony What a bastard did!"
After hearing what he said, Wang Bo stood up immediately. He frowned and said, "Underground music piracy factory? How did you know about it?"
Haney told him something similar, saying that there was an underground factory in Tahiti town related to piracy or other illegal industries, but he was not sure. When he was in the town for eight months, he was not allowed to approach a farm. I just came to this conclusion based on my own observations.
Now Bass and Williams told him that the underground factory was used for pirated music. Compared with the information given by Haney, they were obviously not lying or talking nonsense. As for whether this was a trap, that's another matter.
Thinking of this, he looked at the two of them with a half-smile and said, "Why are you telling me this news?"
Williams said anxiously: "You can use this news to deal with Robert. This is an infringement of intellectual property rights. You know, this is illegal."
Infringement of intellectual property rights, in English, is also called copyright infringement. In life, it has a more popular name, which is piracy.
New Zealand's protection of intellectual property rights is very strong. As long as the copyright holder's consent is not obtained, the act of copying, redistributing works or publishing related items can be called piracy infringement, and the highest fines and penalties can be imposed depending on the severity of the case. Sentenced to jail.
Wang Bo stood leaning on the edge of the table. He crossed his arms and looked down at the two of them and asked, "Yes, I know this is illegal, but you have to tell me how far he has done it."
"It's mainly pirated music, and it's mainly from Asia, especially your Chinese music, which is pirated a lot. The piracy he does is not a duplication, but a cover. He hires some wandering singers from Asia all the year round to find music that may be popular in New Zealand. songs, and then let these singers cover them into English or Maori. Needless to say, this can make a lot of profits, right?" Bass introduced.
Wang Bo asked: "Mainly Asia? What about Europe and the United States? I bet that pop songs in Europe and the United States are more popular, right?"
Bass touched his nose awkwardly and said: "Yes, but he doesn't dare to do that. Maybe I should be more straightforward. The songs he covers are mainly from China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Europe and the United States? He No, he doesn’t dare to make infringing covers of European and American hits.”
Although he mentioned several countries, you can tell from his expression that those countries are just foils. The songs that Robert infringed mainly came from China. And this guy is very cunning. He didn't simply copy it. He actually found a few singers to cover it in English and Maori, so that basically there would be no lawsuits in New Zealand.
It is true that New Zealand has joined the International Intellectual Property Protection Alliance, so in theory, New Zealand's publications are protected by intellectual property rights in many countries around the world, while products containing intellectual property rights from other countries in the alliance also receive strict protection in New Zealand. Protect.
For example, American Hollywood movies or music company audio-visual publications have almost stringent protection in New Zealand. It is illegal for individuals to download American movies and music from the Internet in New Zealand.
Of course, China has also joined the International Intellectual Property Protection Alliance, but that is just a face-saving project of the officials. In fact, intellectual property protection is just a joke in China.
Robert obviously understands this. He translates Chinese songs and sells them in the underground market at low prices to make a profit. New Zealand natives don't know the origin of these songs, but Chinese immigrants may know, but they won't care, because most people don't. Awareness of copyright protection.
In this way, there were no complaints or accusations, so his piracy business would naturally not be affected. Robert made a good calculation.
But there is no doubt that what he did was illegal, so if Bass and Williams hadn't dug a hole for him, Wang Bo could have severely damaged Robert through this method.
He was worried that Robert had dug a hole together with the two of them, so he asked, "Why did you tell me this news? Sooner or later, Robert and Anthony will know that it was you who made the whistleblower. Are you not afraid of offending them?"
"Of course I'm afraid, but it's just fear. We now belong to Sunset Town. We know that you have more powerful energy than him. You may not like us, but you will definitely protect the townspeople from illegal infringements, right?" Ba Si said confidently.
Wang Bo looked at him and said: "You are right. As the mayor, I will definitely protect every citizen from illegal violations. But, where do you see that I have more powerful energy than Bass?"
Williams said: "When you came to arrest us that day, almost all the cars in the town were mobilized. If the situation was reversed, Robert and Anthony would definitely not have such appeal!" (.)