Japan is following Babylon nicely...........

[Teddy]

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/06/japan-download-copyright-law/



Japan has instituted a new law that goes live October that would make Babylon proud.

If you download anything copywritten, even watching a video on YouTube if it's a copywritten one (though you aren't downloading it; it's streamloading) you face up to 2 million Yen or $25,000 in fines and up to 2 years in jail.

Not as bad as America's up to $250,000 per infringing act and up to 5 years in prison not jail but it's something Babylon is proud of.

[Azumazi]

our 250k one is so rarely enforced I see it being the same in Japan. The courts would be drowned by appeals costing them more than the original fine. Most likely it will be used only against those distributing the material which is much easier to prosecute than the others.

[Teddy]

Originally Posted by Azumazi

our 250k one is so rarely enforced I see it being the same in Japan. The courts would be drowned by appeals costing them more than the original fine. Most likely it will be used only against those distributing the material which is much easier to prosecute than the others.

True. Because most judges would never agree to a "Amy Smith" downloading 20 songs should be equated to a $250,000 per song, since each song would count as its own infringement and most never give the full 5 years for it, again, for the same reasons.

That's what was dangerous about SOPA. It took the power out of courts, and you had to go through a copyright tribunal that was run most likely by rights holders so they could give the max sentencing for the smallest of infringements.

Those laws of up to $250,000 and / or up to 5 years in prison was written for instances like MU, or back in the days when people ran mass piracy / bootleg rings of Hollywood movies back in the theatre era and sold and made millions upon millions.

Trying to use that on cases of someone who downloads 12 songs or 2 movies when you'd get nowhere near that if you stole a few Blu-ray's or CD's from a store is absurd.

Japan I hear in many cases is worse than America at prosecuting their own though. They may not but it's still all messed up and showing how absurd copyright laws have become.

[emmalong]

japan america uk and germany are main 4 fucked up countries with its government and laws they are so protective over copyright like its there own children because remember the government ONLY DOES SOMETHING that benefits them in the end !! if it doesnt end up profiting them with money or personal info about you they wont do it they are the real mafia and terrorists in this world designed to destroy your life if you dont bow down to them .

[Teddy]

This world is in chaos due to Babylon. Things will change and be better once their corruption, and evil and oppression of the world dies with their empire.

Originally Posted by emmalong

japan america uk and germany are main 4 fucked up countries with its government and laws they are so protective over copyright like its there own children because remember the government ONLY DOES SOMETHING that benefits them in the end !! if it doesnt end up profiting them with money or personal info about you they wont do it they are the real mafia and terrorists in this world designed to destroy your life if you dont bow down to them .

Babylon is messing up America the most currently and corrupting America horribly now. And using the government it bought against everyone that isn't of Babylon.

[Teddy]

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120723/08100319796/publishing-execs-arrested-face-jail-time-because-book-tells-people-how-to-back-up-dvds.shtml



Not too long after signing ACTA, Japan instituted their own 'mini DMCA' which seems too 'out there' it couldn't possibly be real. In fact it IS. Publishers got arrested for merely publishing a book telling you how to back up DVD's.

Good job Japan, you stupid cowards, selling your nation and people out for the people known as Babylon.