Japanese Game Website Owner Arrested For Screenshot Scans 48
Thanks to 1UP for its news story reporting that the owner of popular Japanese videogame website Gameonline has been arrested for copyright violation regarding unauthorized screenshot scans, since "several hundred [screenshots available on the site] were allegedly found to have been taken from magazines and overseas game sites without the permission of the game publisher, a violation of Japanese copyright law." The story continues by explaining: "Gameonline, one of the most popular game sites in Japan until its sudden closure last month, was a for-profit site that made its money exclusively via advertising. The site's owner had received permission from several Japanese publishers to post screenshots from their games, but other companies, including SNK Playmore, Capcom, Square Enix, and Namco, allegedly found media from their games posted on the site without their permission, leading to today's arrest."
Videogame (Score:5, Funny)
War against pirates was beginning.
Pirate: What happen ?
Webmaster: Somebody set up us the DDOS.
Sysoperator: We get connection.
Pirate: What !
Sysoperator: Main screen turn on.
Pirate: It's you !!
DMCA: How are you gentlemen !!
DMCA: All your warez are belong to us !
DMCA: You are on the way to fdisk.
Pirate: What you say !!
DMCA: You have no chance to survive make your time.
DMCA: HA HA HA HA....
Pirate: Take off every zip.
Pirate: You know what you doing.
Pirate: mv zip greatjustice
(all right, I do know DMCA does not apply in Japan.)