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NEWS: Man Arrested in Japan for Uploading via Share Program




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halo



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:10 am Reply with quote
Well, at least it was a good episode. I loved the epilogue.

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The police say that the suspect confessed to uploading the files to maintain download speeds and to "become famous."


Become famous? Seriously? ROFLMAO. Idiots like this do half the cops work for them by bragging. Who needs to crack the system.
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Nayu



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:29 am Reply with quote
Wow, certainly a graduate of the John Hinckley Jr school of pubilicity.

Of course, Jodie Foster was hot in the 80s....
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alexcampos



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 1:36 am Reply with quote
Old news is old....

Why does Japan bother with arresting SMALL FISH, this won't stop anything, nor will it deter others from doing it.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:38 am Reply with quote
alexcampos wrote:
Old news is old....

Why does Japan bother with arresting SMALL FISH, this won't stop anything, nor will it deter others from doing it.


Yeah, they should go after the BIG FISH! Laughing
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partially



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:55 am Reply with quote
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also allegedly uploaded about 28,000 files from 300 different animated and comic titles


He was on his way to becoming a big fish. Dunno why Turn A episode 50 was singled out of all of those though Wink
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Lightning Leo



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:06 am Reply with quote
alexcampos wrote:

Why does Japan bother with arresting SMALL FISH, this won't stop anything, nor will it deter others from doing it.

When a kid steals from a candy store, he gets punished. Even if it doesn't stop other kids from stealing. Even if he's not the boss of the local gang of thieves. The little thief still broke the law. And whether you're big or small, crimes against your fellow citizens entail punishment.

Same logic here. Small fish is still fish, small fries still get fried. Any wondering why Japan bothers to stop small-time piracy is akin to wondering why U.S. law enforcement bothers itself with petty theft. Wink
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mglittlerobin



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:12 am Reply with quote
28,000 files doesn't seem like a lot, but if you think about it in terms of anime, that's a lot of episodes.
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Takeyo



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:32 am Reply with quote
The article lists, "animated and comic titles." I wouldn't be surprised if that 28,000 figure was counting each page of manga as a separate file. I assume that single files copied multiple times are also bloating the number. Still, one very busy bee.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:58 pm Reply with quote
Takeyo wrote:
The article lists, "animated and comic titles." I wouldn't be surprised if that 28,000 figure was counting each page of manga as a separate file.


Who uploads a single page of manga per file? Those uploads get nuked. Laughing
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