BANDUNG , ( AFP) . – West Java’s Police Special Criminal Investigation department on Monday ( 05/04/2014 ) at 15:00 managed to uncover a pirate TV company broadcasting content from PT MNC Sky Vision , without permission on the www.bluehtv.com website.
The event happened at Jalan Kemuning IV Blok M – II RT . 03 RW . 10, Village Kedungwaringin Village, Bogor .
“In case of disclosure, members of West Java sub-division II Department of Special Criminal Investigations arrested one (1) suspect named HTS ( 27 ) who was the website’s operator” said Martinus Sitompul, Head of Public Relations West Java Police.
Meanwhile Martinus reported that evidence recovered included 2 mobile phones, 2 bank saving books, 2 ATM cards as well as a laptop and a modem.
The police also secureed the suspects email addressess – Heryteguh.sulistiono @ yahoo.co.id , and Htvonlineindonesia@yahoo.co.idand heryArt Kaskus ID , Facebook and Twitter Heryteguh.sulistiono @ yahoo.co.id; admin @ bluehtv.us .
HTS operational modus was to make a website www.bluehtv.com to watch TV and radio online and promote it as BLUEHTV application with various versions ranging from BLUEHTV Version 1 to BLUEHTV Version 2.9 .
” The app can be used to watch TV broadcasts online and as a forum to communicate and exchange information between members and from members to HTS. To get the application, members were directed to download the app from www.mediafire.com , ” he said.
After downloading the app, members can then run the app on their computer. TV aired on BLUEHTV was obtained from copying the the code page of the website www.okezone.tv .
Channels copied from PT MNC Skyvision / MNC Group included MNV TV , RCTI , GLOBAL TV , MNC Bussines , MNC Music MNC Muslim MNC Entertainment , Live Style MNC , MNC Sports 1 MNC Sports 2 , Life MNC , and MNC Sindo TV News .
Martinus said that according to the suspect HTS, to members needed to visitwww.bluetv.com and make an account and create an account including email address and password.
” After the registration , the prospective member would be notified by email to download the BLUETV app version that runs on their Windows operating system, in addition to the app download members will be automatically incorporated in the website’s forum www.bluehtv.com” he said.
After runnning the app BLUETV members could become a donor member by filling out a donation form available on the donor room menu. After completing the donor registration form the member would would be required to confirm by SMS with Username age and city and send to 08979189744 .
” The member would then receive a SMS from the suspect HTS to donate IDR50,000 to HTC account, ” said Martinus.
Martinus then said that after transferring money, members were asked to send a SMS confirming the money transfer. Afterwhich the supect HTS would enable the member’s account to be able to log into the BLUEHTV app.
“But for members who do not join as donors , the members do not get the extra features in the form of switching channels automatically but can still watch TV online for free in the app BLUEHTV , ” he said .
Suspect HTS started this in 2011 and currently has 15,000 members, with as many as 1,000 paying IDR50,000.
For his actions , the suspect HTS suspects has been charged for alleged violating of Article 32 Paragraph ( 1 ) Article 48 Paragraph ( 1 ) of ITE Law Number 11 Year 2008 ; or Article 72 Paragraph ( 2 ) of Copyright Law No. 19 of 2002 which has maximum penalty of 8 years prison sentence or a maximum IDR2bn fine.
(This is a translation from the Indonesian-language original article, which can be viewed here: http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/node/281558 )