Japan Illegal Anime Uploaders ARRESTED!
It seems illegal anime uploaders in Japan are getting arrested in a massive way….
On Monday, police in Japan arrested 10 individuals on suspicion of using the Share file-sharing software to upload films, music, anime, games, and other content on the Internet without the copyright holders’ permission. According to the Anti Counterfeiting Association, the following people were arrested:
1. 40-year-old male company employee from Sapporo (Ranma ½ television series)
2. 23-year-old unemployed male from Toride (Dragon Quest IX: Hoshizora no Mamoribito)
3. 47-year-old male company employee from Nagano (8 musical tracks from Victor Entertainment, SME Records, Sony Music Records, Avex Entertainment)
4. 23-year-old male company contract employee from Sayama (music from Ai Otsuka and Kobukuro, Back to the Future Part III, Death Note, Death Note: The Last Name, others)
5. 37-year-old male local government employee from Tsu (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
6. 44-year-old male company employee from Jōyō (Lorelei)
7. 37-year-old self-employed male from Yokohama (Wii Music, Wii Sports Resort)
8. 57-year-old unemployed male from Komatsushima (unspecified television anime)
9. 40-year-old unemployed male from Okayama (Dragon Ball Kai, Fresh Precure!, Fullmetal Alchemist)
10. 30-year-old male game center employee from Chikugo (unspecified anime)In addition, an unspecified home was searched in Akita Prefecture, but no arrest was reported there. The first three people to be arrested for allegedly using the Share file-sharing program were arrested in May of last year in three different prefectures. These three previous suspects reportedly shared anime from the Gundam franchise.
I wonder whats going to happen to this people…and the future of Anime file sharing…
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Wow, most of them are older than 30. Using old method to share.
Are they only arresting peopel with 3, 4 or 7 in their age?
Well if anime sharing online goes (which it won’t), I probably won’t be watching any more anime.
Hmm …. I wonder if those people where sharing DVD/BD versions. I notice that there is hardly a current airing series among them (FMA perhaps).
Also these people probably used local file sharing services. If a raw capper uploads it to a service outside japan I don’t think he can’t be touched …. especially if people hide their IPs and encrypt their traffic.
Still, stuff like this upsets me as I really can’t see myself doing without anime (and manga).