Malaysian pirates turn to home delivery

KUALA LUMPUR--Ingenuity knows no bounds. After an announcement two days ago of a ban on street sales of VCDs and CDs, some traders now plan to introduce phone-in and home delivery services.

The ban was proposed by the government's anti-piracy unit to curb pornography. Officials say about 70 percent of 5,000-odd licensed traders deal in pornography and pirated VCDs and CDs.

The New Straits Time said some traders had distributed business cards to regular customers to enable them to place their orders.

An unidentified VCD trader, who has been trading in pirated discs and cassettes at a flea-market for about 10 years, told the newspaper that he would give his e-mail address to regular clients.

"We have to continue to earn a living," he added. --Sreejit Pillai, Special to ZDNet News