"Two Busted for Copyright Infringement"

[Mark Nornes]

Following up on our discussion about webcasting Japanese TV from last  
year, Variety's Mark Schilling reports that two guys got busted for  
webcasting a couple shows without permission.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004350.html?categoryId=1442&cs=1&nid=4758

Markus


Japanese duo arrested for webcasts
Two busted for copyright violations of TV shows
By MARK SCHILLING
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TOKYO -- The prexy and employee of a company that webcasts TV shows to  
Japanese expats abroad have been taken into custody by Tokyo police  
for alleged copyright violations.
The prexy of J Network Service International, Kazuma Moriya, is  
accused of loading two February episodes of the Fuji TV show  
"Gokigenyo" onto company servers and offering them to subscribers  
without first getting permission from Fuji, a violation of Japan's  
Copyright Law.

J Network Service International beams shows from 21 Japanese channels  
to 5,000 subscribers in 50 countries via 88 servers in Chiba and Osaka  
prefectures. Police estimate that revenues from the service have  
totaled $2.84 million since its launch in December 2006.

Fuji first complained about the service to the Tokyo metro police in  
June 2008. The bust, say the police, is the first of its kind in Japan.


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