Walking Street Bar caught up in Bogus Music Copyright Scam.

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Walking Street Bar caught up in Bogus Music Copyright Scam.

 

The Copyright Police are currently conducting raids around Pattaya on a daily basis, however it appears that there are still some bogus groups taking money from unsuspecting business owners. This is one such case which was reported to Police Lieutenant Colonel Chayaporn at Pattaya Police Station on Monday Night. Khun Ootai aged 30 from the Sakura 96 Bar in Soi 15 off Walking Street explained that a man who claimed he was from the Red Beat International Co, a record label based in Bangkok, demanded money due to Copyright violations at the Bar. The sum of 60,000 Baht was handed over to a man named as Khun Prabit on 6th December to cover Copyright violation offences. However, Khun Prabit was in fact from a rival record label and on 10th December another representative from the Red Beat Company went to the bar and was told by the owner that money had already been paid over to Khun Prabit. We understand that legal proceedings are now underway between the Red Beat Company and a rival record label in Bangkok concerning this and other similar cases. For now, Khun Ootai from the Sakura 96 Bar is counting the cost of the visit by the bogus Copyright Record Company Official.

 

 

 

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