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映画を違法にアップロードしたとして和歌山県有田市の男性を逮捕 (和歌山県警察本部 生活環境課/有田警察署) February.23.2015

On February 17, 2015, officers from the Consumer and Environmental Protection Division of Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters and Arita Police Station arrested a 65-year-old unemployed man suspected of Copyright Act Violation for illegally uploading files of MPAA member companies’ copyrighted movies on the P2P file sharing platform “Share”.

The man’s unlawful act was found by a cyber patrol of the Consumer and Environmental Protection Division of Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters; and JIMCA (Japan and International Motion Picture Copyright Association) assisted in the investigations by identifying pirated movie files. A search was conducted at the man’s residence on the same day and equipment such as computers was seized from the scene. The man has admitted to his wrongdoing during the police investigation.

This arrest was made as part of the “Simultaneous Intensive Crackdown on Copyright Infringement Incidences via File Sharing Software” operation. For further details, please refer to the article below.