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Prosecutors say no suit against altered
Hu video
HU¡¦S GIRLS:Jason Hu¡¦s office had threatened to file suit,
but prosecutors said it wasn¡¦t clear if the producers of the video spoof had
broken the law
Staff Writer, with CNA
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People gather in Taipei yesterday to express
their support for freedom of expression in the case of a netizen called ¡§Kuso
Cat,¡¨ who posted a spoof version of a campaign video for Taichung Mayor Jason Hu
on YouTube.
PHOTO: WANG YI-SUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
Taichung prosecutors yesterday said that as no law appeared to have been broken,
they had not launched an investigation into the posting of a spoof version of a
campaign video that portrayed twin sisters ¡X volunteers for Taichung Mayor Jason
Hu¡¦s (J§Ó±j) re-election bid ¡X as girls working in a well-known hostess bar in
Taichung.
The Taichung District Prosecutors Office said in a press statement that so far
no lawsuit had been filed over the matter. Furthermore, as prosecutors were
still not clear whether the content of the video spoof, which was spread on the
Internet, violated any law, they had not launched a formal investigation.
The twins ¡X Chen Pei-yu (³¯¯\·ì) and Chen Pei-han (³¯¯\²[) ¡X said the short video,
which was produced with friends, was intended to encourage young people to vote
for Hu.
In the video, which is available on Hu¡¦s campaign Web site, the twins,
accompanied by Hu and other girls, are seen dancing and singing.
A spoof version of the clip available on the popular YouTube Web site portrayed
the young women as working as hostesses at a nightclub in Taichung.
In the altered version, footage of the twins is played alongside video of the
club and hostesses, with voiceovers claiming the women offer sex services to
customers.
Although Hu¡¦s camp had said it would consider filing a lawsuit against the
makers of the altered video, it has yet to take any action.
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