Last week a HK man was convicted of copyright infringement for sharing three movies. It seems somewhat ironic that Hong Kong is the first country to prosecute this kind of case considering that priated movies are widely available in shops and markets. Of course BitTorrent can also be used for illegal and legitimate purposes alike. It is somewhat of a 'grey' area, but this is the distribution method that many people use to get television and sports programming... i.e. the latest episode of "Lost" or "The Daily Show".
Downloading a TV show is not quite the same as uploading a copy of a movie for distribution. Still, does the ruling make you apprehensive about downloading television programs in HK?