Extortion; http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/; chap 224

[Xavior]

Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment, etc.
388. Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of an accusation against that person or any other, of having committed, or attempted to commit, any offence punishable with death, or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, or of having attempted to induce any other person to commit such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning; and if the offence is one punishable under section 377, may be punished with imprisonment for life.

Putting person in fear of accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion.
389. Whoever, in order to commit extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of an accusation against that person or any other, of having committed, or attempted to commit, an offence punishable with death, or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning; and if the offence is punishable under section 377, may be punished with imprisonment for life.


MmMm... any law experts here?

[b00n12]

lol good one :thumbs_up

[Xavior]

Seriously, wondering.
What odex is doing, does it amount to extortion as stated above?
I tried searching for blackmail, but.. nothing much came up.

[b00n12]

seem like it dun fit the bills... that is imprison for more then 10 yrs..

[Small_Kid]

ya they din say anything about money

[Ultimate Chicke]

Heh, I dunno if it would work on Odex, because the RIAA and MPAA got away scott free when it got charged under the RICO act...

[Xavior]

Extortion.
383. Whoever intentionally puts any person in fear of any injury to that person or to any other, and thereby dishonestly induces the person so put in fear to deliver to any person any property or valuable security, or anything signed or sealed which may be converted into a valuable security, commits “extortion”.

Illustrations
(a) A threatens to publish a defamatory libel concerning Z, unless Z gives him money. He thus induces Z to give him money. A has committed extortion.

(b) A threatens Z that he will keep Z’s child in wrongful confinement, unless Z will sign and deliver to A a promissory note binding Z to pay certain moneys to A. Z signs and delivers the note. A has committed extortion.

(c) A threatens to send men to plough up Z’s field, unless Z will sign and deliver to B a bond, binding Z under a penalty to deliver certain produce to B, and thereby induces Z to sign and deliver the bond. A has committed extortion.

(d) A, by putting Z in fear of grievous hurt, dishonestly induces Z to sign or affix his seal to a blank paper and deliver it to A. Z signs and delivers the paper to A. Here, as the paper so signed may be converted into a valuable security, A has committed extortion.

Punishment for extortion.
384. Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 7 years and with caning.

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Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion.
385. Whoever, in order to commit extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear of any injury, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years and with caning.

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Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt.
386. Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 10 years and with caning.

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Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt in order to commit extortion.
387. Whoever, in order to commit extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of not less than 2 years and not more than 7 years and with caning.


this is the rest of the code which i dont think it will even work on odex....
so it means that odex get's away scot free?

[FoxTwo]

Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death, or imprisonment, etc.
388. Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of an accusation against that person or any other, of having committed, or attempted to commit, any offence punishable with death, or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, or of having attempted to induce any other person to commit such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine or to caning; and if the offence is one punishable under section 377, may be punished with imprisonment for life.
I dunno about you guys, but the part in bold seems to be what Odex had done by sending the letters out....

Odex says:

1. You downloaded!!! You thief!! - Accusation
2. "Do you know you can be jailed for 10 yrs or fined $xxxx under the Copyright act??" - Instilling fear
3. If you pay me $3K to $5K now and sign my letter, I will forget about this incident - extorting money
4. If not, I'll take you to court! - threat of action, causing more fear

Sounds to me like they did....