Tag » piracy
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Man Arrested for Uploading Toaru Majutsu no Index II, Resident Evil 4
Another arrest for using Share file-sharing software
Don't worry, Japanese police is still working diligently to find illegal uploaders. On April 9, Cyber Crime Section of Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested a 34-years-old office worker who uploaded the 24th episode of Toaru Majutsu no Index II, two video games Biohazard 4/Resident Evil 4 and Nobunaga's Ambition: Kakushin. Hit the jump for more details.
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College Student Arrested for Selling Pirated Anime DVD
Dragon Ball GT, Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Detective Conan
Will 2012 be the busiest year for the anti-piracy units of Japanese police? On March 6, Cyber Crime Section of Consumer and Economic Division of Hokkaido Police arrested a 22-year-old college student from Kurume-city, Fukuoka, on suspicion of selling pirated anime DVD-Rs without the permission from the copyright holders from April 19 to June 5 in 2011. More details after the jump.
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Grad Student Arrested for Uploading "Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+" Manga
Illegal anime/manga uploaders still want to use Share
Japanese police has been chasing after not only illegal anime uploaders but also manga uploaders persistently. On February 28, Cyber Crime Section of Hiroshima Prefectural Police arrested a 25-year-old grad student from Sanyoonoda-city, Yamaguchi, on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload the fourth episode of the manga series Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai+ to the Internet. More details after the jump.
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Man Arrested for Posting "Kamen Rider Fourze" on Korean Video Sharing Site
copyright infringement for money and fame
On February 23, Community Safety Planning Division of Gunma Prefectural Police and Maebashi station arrested a 44-year-old office worker from Sapporo-city, Hokkaido, on suspicion of posting the 10th episode of the popular tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Fourze on a Korean video sharing site Pandora TV without the permission from the copyright holder, Toei. More details after the jump.
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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 Prefectural Police arrested a 27-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload one episode of the popular anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica to the Internet around November 16, 2011. More details after the jump.
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Man Arrested for Uploading Pirate-Themed Power Rangers "Gokaiger"
First reported arrest case for illegal uploading in 2012
Consumer and Economic Division of Aichi Prefectural Police and Minami station announced that they arrested a 26-year-old office worker on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload the 26th episode of the popular tokusatsu series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger to the Internet. More details after the jump.
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Bill to Punish Illegal Downloaders Planned by Opposition Party in Japan
Two years in prison or two million yen fine
The current leading opposition party, LDP (the Liberal Democratic Party), and the second party Komeito have jointly drawn up a bill aim to punish people who illegally download music and films by their internet access. The bill states that the illegal downloaders are subject to a maximum imprisonment of two years or a fine of two million yen. More details after the jump.
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30 People Arrested for Illegal Uploading in 3 Days
Including anime titles: Bakuman, Negima, TORIKO, Studio Ghibli and more
The police in the all 47 prefectures of Japan arrested 30 people on suspicion of using file-sharing software or online storage sites to upload films, music, anime, game, and business software illegally on November 28-30. The details after the jump.
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Teacher Suspended from Office for 2 Months for Uploading K-ON, Haruhi, Oreimo
With the 400,000 yen (US$5,200) fine
Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education has taken disciplinary action of a two month suspension from his office against the 33-year-old male primary teacher who uploaded the TV anime K-ON!!, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai in the beginning of August this year. He was arrested by Hyogo Police in September and has already paid the 400,000 yen (about US$5,200) fine. More details after the jump.
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Man Arrested for Uploading Sora no Otoshimono Manga
Accused by Kadokawa Shoten and Shogakukan
Japanese police don't stop pursuing illegal manga/anime uploaders. Gifu Prefectural Police announced that on November 7 they have arrested a 49-year-old office worker on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload the 11th volume "Sora no Otoshimono" manga and the second volume of "Kono S o, Miyo!" to the internet without the permission from the copyright holders on June 17 this year. More details after the jump.
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Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Posting Gundam UC on Nico Nico Douga
Also given three-year suspended
This is a follow-up article for the post on April 16, 2011. Today, on November 7, the Tachikawa branch of Tokyo District Court handed down a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment suspended for three years to a 46-year-old unemployed man from Ikeda-cho, Nagano, who posted the third episode of the OVA series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn on a popular video sharing website Nico Nico Douga without the copyright holders' permissions. More details after the jump.
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Six Men Arrested for Uploading ONE PIECE Manga
"Wanted to spread our favorite manga"
It has become a regular report from Japan. By October 16, Consumer and Economic Division of Fukuoka Prefectural Police has arrested six men on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload 42 manga/anime/game items, including Eiichiro Oda's super popular manga ONE PIECE, to the internet without the permission from the copyright holders from April 2010 to May 2011. More details after the jump.
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"Oreimo", "Haruhi", "Suite PreCure" Uploaders Arrested
Police raid against illegal anime uploaders continues in Japan
Two arrest cases on the same day. On September 28, Hyogo police arrested two men separately on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload anime episodes to the internet. The illegally uploaded anime were Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Danball Senki, and Suite PreCure. More details after the jump.
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Famous Illegal Anime Uploader Finally Arrested
A member of the popular illegal anime upload community?
Seemingly, yesterday was a busy day for the copyright infringement sections of the Japanese police. The joint investigation headquarters by Nara and Toyama Prefectural Police arrested a 20-year-old office worker on suspicion of uploading the first episode of Minami-ke and Aria the Scarlet Ammo to the video-sharing site "Himawari Douga". According to the buzz in the net, the suspect was a well-known member of a Japanese illegal anime upload community. More details after the jump.
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Primary Teacher Arrested for Uploading K-ON!! Episode
Copyright infringement for anime are hardly disappeared
The cyber crime unit of Hyogo Prefectural Police arrested a 32-year-old male primary teacher from Kanazawa-city, Ishikawa, on suspicion of using Share file-sharing software to upload the episodes of the TV anime K-ON!! and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya in the beginning of August without the permission from the copyright holder of the series. More details after the jump.
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