A 21-year-old police constable was nabbed by GSC cinema stewards in Berjaya Times Square yesterday. He is believed to have recorded about 30 minutes of the movie on his mobile phone.
After he was detained, his friend allegedly called for help and a police sergeant arrived at the cinema.The suspect, however, was handed over to enforcement officers from the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry and later taken to the city police headquarters.
He was released on bail pending further investigations. He is also expected to be hauled up before a disciplinary committee.Stringent measures have been taken by cinemas and authorities to prevent the illegal recording of newly-released movies.
These include installing closed-circuit television cameras in all movie halls, and stewards wearing night vision goggles, similar to those used by military commandos.
After showing people to their seats, trained ushers are strapping on the goggles and scanning darkened cinemas around the country to spot anyone trying to make illegal copies of movies with hand-held video recorders or mobile phones.
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