In the 2007 ODEX anime saga, hundreds of illegal anime downloaders were issued letters demanding payment in place of litigation by ODEX. Payments asked for were as high as S$5,000 per downloader. ODEX was able to do so by first compelling Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to release personal information of…
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What can I do if I am offended by a couple’s public displays of affection?
Behaviour such as kissing in public is currently unpunishable under Singapore law. The only related ordinances present in Singapore, such as section 27A of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance Act), includes a prohibition on nudity in public places, or appearing in the nude in a private place that…
Consumer Rights through Subtle Senses and True Spa
In around May 2010, True Spa made headlines for leaving its clients in the lurch by closing down whilst clients were still holding on to thousands of dollars’ worth of unused spa packages. Fortunately, fallout from that incident was muted because Subtle Senses, another spa, offered to take over the…