Comments on: Man found guilty of sharing copies of foreign movies before their Japan release date

By: helical

helical — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:29:58 +0000

Haven’t your heard? They’ve already automated the process!
Everyone’s been sharing their sensitive data and personal photos with the rest of the world via Winny or Share using ingenious programs like the Kintama Virus and all its variations.

By: jingoko

jingoko — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:42:03 +0000

Why……………………do yo think it’s interesting ???

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:49:30 +0000

In a way, this is good news for the typical downloader. If the law is using their resources to go after the actual “pirates” who are making these copies, rather than the casual downloader, and the pirate is dumb enough to get caught by the J cops, we don’t really have a huge problem.

Downloading copyrighted material isn’t actually illegal yet in Japan, though the Agency for Cultural Affairs is lobbying hard to get a law passed.

By: anon

anon — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:58:07 +0000

Sharing is caring, japan’s net world should start the fight!

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:15:42 +0000

Toda Natsuko is one of the best actually. I have also seen interviews with her when she talks about how it is done for many movies – often, she is not even allowed to see the movie – large parts are blacked out, and she is given the bare minimum of information required. No wonder there are errors, if half the time the translator cannot be allowed to know exactly what is going on.

By: nescire

nescire — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:54:44 +0000

2 years for non-commercial copyright infrigement. You don’t even get that much for some violent crimes. In other news, “justice” in Japan is still a travesty.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:20:55 +0000

In Soviet Russia, subtitles read you!

By: somegirl

somegirl — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:58:00 +0000

so has there been any other news regarding those who download a movie/video from online resources. I mean, if the cops had used those who were downloading to track the IP of the pirates, than what do they do with the people that they used as sources. I just now went back to reread the above article, was some of it cut? I thought I remembered more info there. . .

By: helical

helical — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:25:26 +0000

Well, Nacchan is one of the more infamous people out there, and I’ve had the joy of sitting through a couple of her exercises in “creative interpretations” … but I’ve read an article where the professional movie subtitlers claim audiences are getting increasingly dumber.

映画字幕で業界が四苦八苦　若者の知的レベル低下が背景か？
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/entertainers/080510/tnr0805101825007-n1.htm

They say young people today don’t know what a Nazi or the Soviet Union is, making historic films — or most any with a big bad enemy — confusing and unattractive, as well as younger people increasingly claiming that they can’t keep up with the subtitles, which was originally calculated to be well within the range of human reading speed.

By: Level3

Level3 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:46:55 +0000

Keep in mind that “suspended” sentence here means that if he doesn’t commit any other crimes during the suspension period, he won’t actually go to jail.

But yes, the root of the problem is Japan’s strange scheduling system as far as delaying many big movies 3 months after the rest of the world [although it might be the American studios rather than Japan's fault, easier to let the actors promote the movie in the US/Europe first, then send them to Japan later on and make more money]

Other problem is the terrible accuracy problems regarding the subtitles. Fansubs can often be better. If you know who Natsuko Toda is, you know what I mean.

By: Philip

Philip — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:28:47 +0000

I always wanted to know where I could get Japanese subtitles so I can watch xvid movies with my girlfriend….

By: The Overthinker

The Overthinker — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:02:32 +0000

This was especially infuriating with Lord of the Rings as I got to here how totally amazing they were and have to sit through months of incredible reviews before I even got to see them.

By: momonga

momonga — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:37:02 +0000

Yeah, so many movies are released in Japan 3 or more months later than their original release date. Some even don’t reach Japan at all (“The Condemned”, “The Pathfinder” ). While these two movies aren’t top intelectual achievments, they are not worse than the numerous trash you would encounter in Tsutaya or Geo.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:29:35 +0000

Damn, two years is crazy. wouldn’t get that much for stealing a dvd.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:52:28 +0000

I went back-packing in Cambodia and I came back to Fukuoka, they search my bags (surprise there). Not once did they ask me about the 13+ dvds I bought back with me. They were movies that came out in America that didn’t make it to Japan.

By: doinkies

doinkies — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:55:27 +0000

And using Winny to spread it for that matter. You would think this guy would have known that Winny isn’t safe anymore…

By: ダビ

ダビ — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:54:19 +0000

Wanted is quite possibly the shittiest film I have ever seen. He deserved more than 2 years for helping to spread it.

By: sliders_alpha

sliders_alpha — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:20:12 +0000

my god, TWO YEARS!