- 4 The 3rd appellant also obtained details of Internet Service Provider accounts from the 2nd appellant and used them to obtain access to the Internet without payment. That he did in May 1999. In 1998, however, the 3rd appellant had set up a web page on the Internet. In that web page he invited members of the public to buy compact discs of songs in the MP3 format. There was a list of some 300 songs. The 3rd appellant charged HK$88 for one disc, HK$160 for two discs and HK$210 for three discs. He would request the purchaser to deposit money into his personal bank account. After the 3rd appellant received the money he would download the relevant songs from the Internet and save them in the MP3 format on re-writable compact discs. Because of the use of the MP3 format many more tracks could be included on a compact disc produced by the 3rd appellant than on the normally commercially available CDs. The 3rd appellant would send the completed discs by post to the purchasers. The Pleas of Guilty The 1st appellant pleaded guilty to 14 charges of obtaining access to a computer with a view to dishonest gain, contrary to section 161(c) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap 200 and 8 charges of dealing with proceeds, known or reasonably believed to represent proceeds of an indictable offence, contrary to section 25(1) of the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance, Cap 455. The 2nd appellant pleaded guilty to three charges of criminal damage, contrary to section 60(1) of the Crimes Ordinance, Cap 200 and