Man Arrested for Uploading Madoka Magica Episode

Another man arrested for selling pirated "ONE PIECE" discs

Yet some people don't stop illegal anime uploading. On February 21, Tochigi station of Tochigi Prefectural Police arrested a 27-year-old unemployed man from Itakura-cho, Gunma, on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload one episode of the popular anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica to the Internet without the permission from the copyright holder around November 16, 2011. According to the police, the suspect admitted his guilt. *Madoka Magica is officially streamed by Crunchyroll to North America.

 

Also, the cyber-crime unit of Consumer and Economic Division of Miyagi Prefectural Police and Sendai Minami station arrested another 27-year-old unemployed man of no fixed abode on suspicion of selling 57 pirated DVD-Rs including ONE PIECE 8th Season: Water 7 arc piece.1 and Eureka Seven 1 on Internet auction sites during July 16 to August 17 in 2011. The suspect testified to

the police that he had sold the discs for living expenses. The investigation indicates he had earned

at least three million yen (approximately US$37,647) in three months until he was arrested.

 

Source: Shimotsuke Original Online News, Nikkan, ACCS

 


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I blame Kyubey for this!...... Just Saying
....rolls eyes...it can't be helped.
Think of it this way:

He went down as a hero to the poor anime fans out there.
He went down as a loser. Not only was this anime already being illegally streamed online, but this happened in Japan. Where it's readily available! He's just some stupid ass who got caught.
The horrible irony is that he would have been hit with less of a punishment if he was simply caught swiping the actual dvd from the store.
Well, uploading it is the equivalent of swiping enough DVDs to give away to anyone that asks for em.
@AnimeFanJerk.: You shut up!
True dat!! lol but i seriously feel bad for him!!
Ahh why? You can watch it on Crunchyroll now. Sad...
only in the USA and Canada this was 4 months prior to cr streaming it and over year since it aired in japan. Fans want fast/convenient means to series, no waiting same day as japan etc.
no, i can't.
The guy uploaded one episode and he was arrested. Totally fail on his behalf, but the police must be pretty good to get him.
actually read the article it was 3 month operation where he also sold pirated dvd's as well.
It said "another" 27 year old unemployed man, wasn't the same guy, at least that's how I read it.
Different guy, almost considered to be the same crime in terms of severity. If he's willing to upload it "free of cost", I'm sure he'll accept "donations" for it.
I think its ridiculous and over-kill to arrest him for uploading ONE episode.
read the damn article.. he is also suspected of selling pirated DVDs...
You should read the article. It says ANOTHER 27 year old man was arrested for the pirated DVDs. These are two different people.
welp... i need to lay off the booze... hides in shame lolololool
forgiven! booze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read the damn article again! xD. It was another man for Pirated DVDS
It doesn't matter if it's one episode or 100! He broke the law! He should pay for it!
your name is very appropriate
No shit!? Because 'Jerk' was what I was aiming for.
It's not "over-kill" and it doesn't matter how many episodes, he still did something illegal and got caught.
North America.

This is why I still pirate some anime, even though I have a premium subscription here

CRUNCHYROLL HEAR THIS:

WHEN THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE 95% OF ALL ANIME STREAMED AS SIMULCASTS AVAILABLE FOR INSTANT STREAMING, I WILL STOP PIRATING ANIME.

Why? Because then it's all here. If you offer something that's faster than the sub groups and of better quality, then that's where people come. If you suddenly don't have an anime covered then it will be pirated by most people.

And get Blue Ray versions available for purchase too.
True. But Most of the anime I watch is here so. I guess I don't really have too :P
Who gives a shit what you want or what you do? You don't drive the anime industry. You're nobody. A nothing! Another name in a phonebook, another face in a crowd. Who gives a fuck what you want? You think it matters to anyone that you have a premium subscription? Guess what! So do plenty of others. Almost everyone who's responded to this topic so far has one as well.

Get over yourself you insignificant nothing!
Someone's seen Fight Club one too many times...

Torumok has the right idea though. I've yet to pirate Code Geass, but sadly had to go that route for R2. I'll be picking them both up at North this year anyways.
I've never watched 'Fight Club' you brain dead idiot. I've been insulting people for years. I don't need movies to help me with that!

And I can see you only agree with this idiot because you're a loser too.
And a " THIS IS ANIME!!" and you truly ready.
Ah Code Geass... I only recently saw that show... it's at the top of my buy list along with Madoka... I also agree Torumok has the right idea... I don't think we would be up to as many series licensed as of this season if legal simulcasts weren't at least making a decent sized dent in illegal distribution. I could easily see from the way things have been going that the 90-95% range of licensed simulcasted titles is fast approaching.
Yeah fucking right! How many times does someone have to mention the animes 'Oreimo' and 'Fractale'? Those were being legally streamed here and people still ripped them off, delaying the simulcast! What about 'One Piece'? You can go to 'Funimation' right now and watch that!

See what you and this drain on society are doing, is justifying breaking the law! You're not doing a very good job of it, but you're still trying to justify it. We all know that if companies were able to release 95% of all anime the moment it was released in Japan people would still 'justify' their reasons for pirating it somewhere else!

Hell I saw one piece of garbage justify stealing the anime 'The Slayers' because the subs colors were white instead of yellow.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/game_of_thrones
Are you and 'funnyginsan' so pathetic that you have to rely on other websites?
Are you so pathetic that you feel your arguments can only be made by immature ad hominem attacks across the entire comment section?
Nothing wrong with posting a link that displays what you are already thinking in a humorous and thorough way
You are such a moron and everything you just said proves it.
I pirate, have a premium subscription here, and import Anime BD/DVDs from Japan. :)
I pirate, have a premium subscription here, and import Anime BD/DVDs from Japan. :)
....It's one thing to pirate something that isn't being made anymore ( for instance, Mnemosyne).
It's another entirely to upload one of the biggest profit-makers in anime with the intent of reducing, or even rerouting, revenue for it.
That being said, I tend to spend around 200-300 dollars a year on anime and anime-related games, memorabilia, posters, etc....and about another 500-1k on celebrating at the anime cons......
....I really need to start spending that on other stuff.
Mnemosyne is still available on Funimation's streaming website. =P
Subbed or dubbed? Watched it subbed years ago...don't care much for dubs.
When Simulcasts are actually Simulcasts I will stop having problems with it. Idolm@ster was a month behind when streamed here, Mirai Nikki, Black Rock Shooter and Symphogear are all at least a week behind on Nico Nico and Funimation's sites.

95% Of this current anime season IS being legally streamed between CrunchyRoll, NicoNico and Funimation but they're not 'Simulcasts' like advertised. I can understand a day behind, but weeks? Unacceptable.
It's not that easy to license every single anime. If you have the money to afford a premium account on here, buy the DVDs, or Blu-rays if you prefer.
I agree with you. I prefer using CR as its legal, but there are a number of good shows not available on here due to licensing.
Over $12,000 a month sounds like a lot of "living expenses".
Well maybe he was going to take half a year off or something? Selling pirated stuff online is pretty tough work you know lol. I'm sure he was putting in a solid 60 hour week.
I've already said my piece multiple times about the guy who uploads an episode and gets thrown in jail... but man that is quite a bit of money that other guy made. Almost $40K in three months...

I can see fans here in the US or other places in the world outside Japan wanting to still download fansubs because of region locking or no one bothered to license it... again CR nice job on not picking up Daily Lives of High School Boys... amazing series... but really in Japan... uploading and downloading anime... it's bound to happen... but it's not even a gray area over there, it's readily available.
He deserved to go to jail! A crime is a crime! Do you justify crimes based on the amount or times it took place?

And I'm glad 'your piece' means shit here.
I only have one thing to say to that
http://hypervocal.com/news/2011/georgia-mom-convicted-of-vehicular-homicide-for-not-using-crosswalk/#
Well that's not actually you saying it. That's you posting a link and someone else doing something.
I like the part where you didn't read the article.
I like the part where I did read the article.
Seriously! Did you not notice the large paragraph under your stupid ass comment here?
It was posted within seconds of eachother. Should I be impressed, maybe intimidated that you can execute childish name-calling? Scared, perhaps?

What he was quite clearly referring to was your assertion that "A crime is a crime". Not specifically this uploader's case. But your underlying agenda(past your petty ad hominem ranting anyway) is so clearly on what the uploader did that you didn't even see that.
I read the article. It's a tragic case, but what does this have to do with anything? This guy didn't fall into a loophole, he uploaded an anime illegally. He didn't cross a room, touch a mouse, look outside and 'bam' arrested! He uploaded an anime illegally!
You said a crime is a crime. Crossing a highway without a crosswalk is a crime. But the circumstances were that it was the 11th most dangerous street in the USA and poor city planning not to mention the jury was rigged. If you can't draw up the similarities then I am sorry for you.
If he was stealing food cause he was starving, it would be a different issue, he was stealing entertainment, I could entertain myself with a stick and a rock if I had too, entertainment isn't needed for survival.
That's why you watch the series here :>
Yes, If you could. Do the Americans really think that every user here can see Madoka? Oh right but the rest of the world means shit right? Just like Funimation thinks.
Police ruin everything
57 pirated DVDs sold in USD$37,647= USD$660 EACH! That´s a great salesman don´t you think?
The guy needs to sell cars then. LOL.
Convicted of 57. Rest were likely to clients outside Japan, so the law couldn't convict.
Unless Japan has extremely broken copyright laws (considering that Japan has signed the Berne Convention I doubt this) it was probably due to lack of evidence rather than lack of jurisdiction.
So much money!!1 But how many years will this continue???
God bless America.
Living expenses, my butt.
Preaching to the choir as usual?

P.S. the comments on this article really show how douchey people are around here.
Eh...well it was illegal and he did know it.
copyright cartels against the people. who do you think will win ?
That's what he gets for uploading illegally. He should have just kept it on his hard drive or something.
27 year old man being caught uploading loli anime. lol.
this is alll happening to men not women? and it is never in north america :O
i would be totally against this if the dude uploaded any OTHER anime genre... Mahou Shoujo is for chumps
Have you even seen this show?
Sad times these are.
Woohoo! Lawbreakers finally getting what they deserve. :)

Also, I love it when people say "well, this anime isn't available in my country yet, so I 'had no choice' but to watch it pirated. Umm, yah, you did have a choice: don't watch it. =P That's like saying: "well, it's against the rules to have pets in my apartment building, so I 'had no choice' but to steal a dog from the pet store and hide it where the building manager won't see it". >_<;; Or my other favorite: "I'm too poor to buy dvds/subscriptions, so I 'had no choice' but to watch it pirated for free". Which is rather like saying: "well, I'm too poor to buy a car, so I 'had no choice' but to steal one." -_-;;

They're just TV programs. Your life doesn't depend on watching every freaking episode of every freaking anime as soon as Japan gets it. If you think your impatience makes breaking the law okay, you need to grow up and take a long, hard look at your life. :/
So... when will Crunchyroll stream to SOUTH america? 'cause I plan on getting a premium account in 2 or 3 months and I would hate to regret it because all cool anime which I hurry to click on gives me "Sorry but due to license limitations we cannot exhibit to your region"
was this man the original source of the uploading for this series???\