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Odex's actions against file sharing were legal actions against Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their subscribers in Singapore. From early 2007 to January 2008, Odex, a Singaporean-based company that virtually distributes sub-licensed Japanese anime, took action against anyone who had downloaded anime even if they did not download Gundam Seed, the only anime exclusively-licensed by Odex, through BitTorrent for alleged copyright infringement even though Odex had no legal grounds to do so due to the lack of exclusive-licensing on those titles. Odex tracked their IP addresses without their consent and sought subpoenas to compel the ISPs to disclose the personal details of these subscribers. After rulings from the Subordinate Courts, Odex took personal data from affected ISPs and sent let

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  • Odex's actions against file sharing were legal actions against Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their subscribers in Singapore. From early 2007 to January 2008, Odex, a Singaporean-based company that virtually distributes sub-licensed Japanese anime, took action against anyone who had downloaded anime even if they did not download Gundam Seed, the only anime exclusively-licensed by Odex, through BitTorrent for alleged copyright infringement even though Odex had no legal grounds to do so due to the lack of exclusive-licensing on those titles. Odex tracked their IP addresses without their consent and sought subpoenas to compel the ISPs to disclose the personal details of these subscribers. After rulings from the Subordinate Courts, Odex took personal data from affected ISPs and sent let
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  • Odex's actions against file sharing were legal actions against Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their subscribers in Singapore. From early 2007 to January 2008, Odex, a Singaporean-based company that virtually distributes sub-licensed Japanese anime, took action against anyone who had downloaded anime even if they did not download Gundam Seed, the only anime exclusively-licensed by Odex, through BitTorrent for alleged copyright infringement even though Odex had no legal grounds to do so due to the lack of exclusive-licensing on those titles. Odex tracked their IP addresses without their consent and sought subpoenas to compel the ISPs to disclose the personal details of these subscribers. After rulings from the Subordinate Courts, Odex took personal data from affected ISPs and sent letters demanding payment in place of litigation even though Odex had no right to do so unless the individual downloaded Gundam Seed. More than a third of the individuals contacted by Odex opted to settle out of court for at least S$3,000 (US$2,000) to S$5,000 (US$4,000) each. The Singaporean anime community considered Odex's actions to be controversial, sudden, and heavy-handed—especially when it was discovered that the youngest person threatened was nine years old. In response, Odex dropped its pay-or-be-sued letter approach in favor of cease-and-desist emails to downloaders. Odex halted active enforcement after its third subpoena was rejected by the courts and lost a lawsuit when trying to obtain customer data from another ISP. In January 2008, Odex appealed the decision, and the High Court of Singapore ruled that one ISP was required to release data, but only directly to Japanese anime studios. Subsequently, these studios started their own legal actions against Singaporean downloaders. Some observers predicted that the High Court's decision would set a precedent for online privacy in Singapore by making it more difficult for copyright licensees to take legal action against downloading. The case raised issues of individual privacy, intellectual property, and free use of the Internet. Odex's actions attracted widespread criticism in Singapore and international attention and press coverage, which coincided with similar actions against consumer file sharing of music in the United States.
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