[HK] Edison Chen Scandal Update: Edison Chen claims copyright on photos

February 23, 2008 by Dennis Amith

CRIEnglish.com reported, “After publicly resigning from the Hong Kong showbiz circle on Thursday afternoon, the scandal-plagued pop star Edison Chen hit a frontal blow to the disseminators by claiming the copyright to the racy photos.”"On Thursday evening, Chen’s lawyer delivered a statement to the local media, saying that it would be illegal to publish, copy or spread the photos without Chen’s approval. The statement further warned that media outlets that had used the photos in their publications had also broken the law.”

“Hundreds of explicit photos featuring Chen and various local celebrities were released by an unidentified source from the end of January until earlier this month. In the past weeks, several dozen people have been arrested by police in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chinese mainland for breaking local anti-pornography laws by spreading the photos on the internet or producing and selling related discs.”