Anti-Downloading Law Goes Live in Japan: 2 Years in Prison

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Japan-based Internet users who have downloaded copyright infringing files over the past two years did so without penalty. Now, however, a new law has come into effect for the downloading of illegal files which would put guilty users in jail for up to two years. An alternative to the aforementioned punishment would be a fine of up to two million yen ($25,700).

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2 years for downloading a song, anime, movies, and other copyrighted content is very strict, and most people who download illegally probably don't have 2 million yen/$25,700.

I wonder could tourists, or foreigners could be jailed for downloading copyrighted content in Japan, or if their laptop, mp3 player, and devices have illegally pirated content.
 
I just want to know how they would enforce this.
 
Well all devices connected to the Internet is obviously tracked, so the cops will just pint point your location, then boom, your fucked. lol Anyways. 2 years seems excessive, but piracy is a really bad thing for some companies. Some even go out of business. Look at the PSP; it was ruined because of piracy.
 
GracefulAssassin said:
Well all devices connected to the Internet is obviously tracked, so the cops will just pint point your location, then boom, your fucked. lol Anyways. 2 years seems excessive, but piracy is a really bad thing for some companies. Some even go out of business. Look at the PSP; it was ruined because of piracy.
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just use a proxy or torrent the download and they don't got nothing on no one.
 
Demon_Skeith said:
I just want to know how they would enforce this.
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Japanese companies might offer cash rewards for people who turn-in or snitch on their friends, co-worker, or family members who they know are pirating files like the wild west/cowboy times which offer cash rewards for turning in criminals who are on a wanted poster.

The RIAA has a website form, e-mail, and phone number for internet users to report websites, people, and companies which pirate music, so the Japanese entertainment might have a similar form.
 
It would be pretty hard to catch people on Twitter unless they use their real names, addresses, and contact information.

Plus, there are plenty of fake and spam accounts which re-post/copy other people's tweets, or post random tweets to spam Twitter with their spammy links.

I feel this law would make many Japanese people, and foreigners become turned-off by the music and film companies, and just listen to independent music, and films created by regular people not connected with the music and film companies instead of supporting the music and film industry which want to jail, and charge people 2 million Yen because they downloaded an MP3 file, or watch a copyrighted YouTube video.
 
There are many people who like to watch a movie, an episode of an anime, or listen to a song before they decide to buy it to see if it is worth it instead of being ripped off buying something which looks good in an ad, song sample, or trailer, but did not live up to the hype in the ad.

I wonder if this law just make fewer people buy songs, movie, and TV series in disc, or paid download format because it is now illegal to even watch a short copyrighted clip on YouTube, or listen to a song from a website in Japan without risk of being punish for watching or listening to content which is copyrighted.
 
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