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Light Novel Author Rages at P2P: “Stop P2P! It’s Sacrilege!”

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An award winning light novel author coming upon their work being illegally shared online has condemned those who share works online as committing an act of “sacrilege” against authors, whilst encouraging readers to use libraries or second-hand bookshops instead…

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  • Chen-04 commented on July 27, 2013 17:23

    "and video game companies prefer you buy new copies, they generally don't object to the second-hand market." Ahahaha, that's just because they can't do shit about it. XBone tried to kill off second-hand market and we... More

  • Chen-04 commented on July 27, 2013 17:21

    "Second hand copies create new sales that otherwise would not have occurred." No they don't. I don't need to give my money to someone else for it to be able to buy stuff. I can just... More

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“Accidental” Loli Downloader Faces 20 Years

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A man who “accidentally” downloaded and then subsequently deleted child pornography faces a possible 20 year sentence, even though he claims he immediately deleted the files and police had to reconstruct the images from deleted files.

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  • Jürgen commented on July 20, 2011 08:51

    Oh an by the way, thanks Sankaku for letting all the pedophiles know how to cover their tracks lol. At least you didn't tell them how to find peoples address from their IP seeing as... More

  • Jürgen commented on July 20, 2011 08:49

    The FBI is only for America, other countries have their own people to handle things like that.... More

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Winny Creator Found Innocent

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In a surprise decision, an Osaka court has found Isamu Kaneko, the creator of Japan’s hugely popular anonymous P2P file-sharing program Winny, innocent of all charges.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 12, 2010 04:01

    This is like trying to jail the man that invented the gun, only becayse many people got killed by one...... More

  • Anonymous commented on October 21, 2009 13:53

    WIN anon 20:01... More

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Man Arrested for Sharing Rapelay

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Japanese police have arrested a man for sharing a rape game on P2P networks, thought to be Rapelay, though they claim to be motivated by his sharing of an uncensored version of the game.

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  • Anony commented on July 11, 2009 07:11

    lol. Now waiting for rapelay2. They should really start using 1920x1080p resolutions instead of limited games to 1024x768. Also they should add some directx 11 tessellation and physics.... More

  • Panda commented on July 11, 2009 01:12

    seriously though this is bullshit... More

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Sunshine Creation 43 Cancelled After Huge Virus Leak

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Long running doujinshi event Sunshine Creation (Sankuri) has just had its latest opening (SC43) cancelled after a massive leak of participants personal data; the data leaked is said to cover some 20,000 people, and is now freely available to all comers on the Winny P2P network.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 2, 2009 08:32

    its probably responsible to the dying economy EVERYWHERE!!!... More

  • onitake commented on January 22, 2009 01:34

    it wasn't a plane, fortunately (how is a windows app supposed to run on a special-purpose computer that might even have a proprietary os?), but the all nippon airways, and the okayama police prefecture that... More

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TV Sharer Arrested Over Share Use

TV Sharer Arrested Over Share Use

A man who shared a variety of TV programs using the popular Japanese anonymous P2P software Share has been arrest for copyright infringement, we hear.

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  • Anonymous commented on March 4, 2010 11:26

    _Or_ the guy just next door. The randomness is part of what truly puts them off. That, and good cryptography.... More

  • Anonymous commented on March 4, 2010 11:23

    The value of the commercial time slots are defined by spectator number statistics. Downloading shows is much more convenient than watching them when they air: you do it when you want to and you get to... More

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Studios Sue Singapore Anime Downloaders

Studios Sue Singapore Anime Downloaders

Hated Singapore anime licensor Odex continues its crusade against torrent using anime downloaders in Singapore, with its most recent move being to enlist the help of a number of Japanese studios to take legal action against a few downloaders who declined to roll over and pay a settlement.

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  • 5p. commented on November 22, 2008 01:29

    The scuttlebutt is that the Japanese companies are concerned about fansub torrents because Japanese otaku are downloading them - apparently fansubs download faster than the raws, because of the sheer mass of international downloaders all... More

  • Adan commented on November 21, 2008 03:07

    Didn't agree, you are thinking about yourself. Think more about the product's maker. They make stuff, they deserved to get money. What would you do if someone stole your product (software / program) that you make... More

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First Lolicon eMule P2P Arrests

First Lolicon eMule P2P Arrests - "Damn all you lolicon!!" - Beako's opinion on the matter is clear

Police have arrested two men for sharing sexually explicit videos featuring underage participants over the eMule P2P network, the first such arrests for using an international P2P network in Japan.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 16, 2012 22:38

    no it's not right thing! It's only right thing, if it is without boths consent! And the lie that any underage CAN'T give consent is bullshit! "Rape" for all ages is wrong, and this is the... More

  • tyciol commented on January 15, 2010 04:17

    Man this is stupid, they should just get the guys who are having the actual sex.... More

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Hard Labour for Anime Sharer

Anime Sharer vs Kyoto Court - Gundam Seed Battle

A man (34) has been sentenced to one and a half years of hard labour for the wicked crime of distributing anime online over dying P2P network Share, in what were the first arrests for Share use. The judge presiding, displaying an admirable understanding of the economics of intangible “property”, admonished him thus “It was like you were distributing bread you’d shoplifted from supermarket shelves”.

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  • Anonymous commented on July 8, 2009 23:26

    Okay, this wasn't meant to be a response to that post, but since it is anyway I'll address a point in it. I don't think the police have to divulge their methods if there's... More

  • Anonymous commented on July 8, 2009 23:21

    Is eighteen months of hard labor better or worse than being saddled with a two million dollar fine for sharing songs?... More

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Japan Plans Assault on Fansubbing

Stop fansunbs now? This at least doesn't have the backing of the Japanese government.

In their “Intellectual Property Strategic Program 2008”, the Japanese government proposes measures for curbing the unauthorised online sharing and distribution of anime and manga, in what could very well turn out to be an assault on fansubbing and the sharing of anime and other Japanese cultural products.

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  • Anonymous commented on February 4, 2011 00:53

    No, that's a stupid idea. No one would buy those fansubbed episodes. Maybe if they were true 720p and $0.50. I could spend 50 cent on an episode of anime but I'll just get it... More

  • YandereSama commented on November 12, 2010 09:21

    Puh, you cannot stop fansubbing or scanlating. It's like trying to stop piracy and terrorism.... More

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NHK Cracks Down on Downloaders

Welcome to the NHK?

NHK, one of Japan’s larger TV networks, seem determined to stop unauthorised online distribution of their broadcasting, and to this end have announced digital fingerprinting technology intended to thoroughly curb the practice, though it seems it will be limited to their upcoming download service.

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  • Greg Boscole commented on August 31, 2012 09:37

    Just a true story.... More

  • Asa commented on September 5, 2008 03:40

    every technology have a back door =3 its just matter of time... More

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Arrest for $30,000 Eroge Pirate

Arrest for $30,000 Eroge Pirate - Elf All-stars Strip Mahjong 3 / エルフオールスターズ脱衣雀３

Asahi reports that a Tokyo area student has been arrested on suspicion of unauthorised copying of Elf All-stars Strip Mahjong 3 (the ignominy – not even arrested over a decent game), amongst many others, but ardent P2P users can, for once, relax as this idiot was not arrested over P2P usage, as other unfortunates have been lately, but for loading the games (some 180, it is claimed) onto HDD and selling them in online auctions.

Apparently he managed a modest profit, selling a hundred drives over a year, and netting himself ¥3,000,000 (for study expenses, he pleas), though as you can see, the risk/reward ratio ultimately was hardly favourable. It seems he downloaded the software from a Chinese P2P service, presumably a torrent forum.

  • H8gwb commented on January 31, 2009 10:09

    Somehow they'll find a way to blame all of this on the Chinese.... More

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