According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan and their
IFPI affiliates, the Japanese music industry is in trouble. Unauthorized
downloads eclipse those from official source by 10 to 1, and the market
for downloads shrank by 16% last year.
This decline needs to combated, they insist.
After intensive lobbying by the music industry, in June this year
Japan approved an amendment to its Copyright Law that would see
downloaders of unauthorized music face stiff criminal penalties in
addition to the civil remedies already in place.
The wording here is important. While in some countries downloading
copyrighted media without permission is already illegal, it is usually
the uploaders (distributors) of content that are targeted in so-called
“3 strikes” style campaigns.
While Japan already has the legislative muscle to hit uploaders with
up to 10 years in prison and a 10 million yen ($128,300) fine, this new
legislation makes criminals of mere downloaders.''
http://torrentfreak.com/anti-downloading-law-hits-japan-up-to-2-years-in-prison-from-today-121001/
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