Edison Chen Makes Copyright over His Sex Scandal Pictures

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Author: teropong | February 25, 2008 - 6:18 pm

The Hong Kong singer-actor is trying to claim copyright over the hundreds of pictures circulating the internet of him having sex with starlets, a news report said Monday.

Edison Chen, 27, made a copyright infringement complaint to customs officials in Hong Kong in an effort to stop the pictures being shared over the internet, the South China Morning Post reported.

Starlets that are in the pictures were allegedly Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, Cecilia Cheung, Rachel Ngan, Maggie Q, Mandy Chan and several other famous starlets.

Edison Chen, who announced Thursday he was quitting show business over the scandal, plans to leave Hong Kong for the US as soon as police no longer need his help, the newspaper said.

Customs officials confirmed to the newspaper a complaint of copyright infringement had been received from Chen and said “appropriate action” would be taken.

Hong Kong has been captivated for weeks by the scandal over the photos which were downloaded from Chen’s laptop and circulated after he took it in for repairs.

They show him apparently having sex with a string of young starlets including Twins singer Gillian Chung while using a video camera to record the intimate liaisons.

A 23-year-old computer technician, Sze Ho-chun, has been arrested for dishonest use of a computer and released on bail. Eight other people have been arrested and bailed for distributing pictures.

At a press conference last week, hours after returning to Hong Kong from the US, Chen admitted he took most of the pictures and apologized to the women involved before announcing his retirement from show business.

The scandal over the pictures has soured the saccharine-sweet image of Hong Kong’s Canto-pop industry and potentially wrecked the careers not just of Chen but also of the women in the photographs.

source : asianfanatics

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