Forum - View topicNEWS: Man Arrested for Downloading 2,600 E-Books From Kinokuniya Without Paying
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Spotlesseden
Posts: 3514 Location: earth |
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that Bookstore website is pretty bad. How do you let people download all those books for free and not improve on the security and payment process.
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faintsmile1992
 Posts: 295 Location: England |
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Cause he was a hacker of some kind...? I know a sci nerd who's done this to academic journals behind paywalls and not got caught BTW. It pays off till you get caught out. |
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TsunaReborn!
 Posts: 4713 Location: Cheltenham UK |
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When will people learn if you can afford something you can't have it
 ... Maybe this will spur him into getting a job... Or alternatively to read plenty of scanned copies of books on various free websites... At least then he wouldn't be prosecuted for reading them on there.
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tasogarenootome
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The thing that bothers me most is that Japanese publishers seemed so skiddish about e-books in the first place (exempting the whole independent "cell phone novel" movement of course). I do agree with the first poster that companies should use the incident to see if they can improve their security, but I also worry that companies will just use this as an excuse to justify not wanting to go digital. I wonder how Japanese ebooks are doing...
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cche7
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Really. What the hell kind of outdated security software are they using. He could have easily stolen credit card and personal information if their security is as lax as this. Remind me to never use my cards at any Kinokuniya stores again.
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GVman
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Everything I've heard about Japanese businesses seems to point to an unwillingness to move forward technologically. Kinokuniya seems to be no exception. |
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jhuhn
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So what would you call it? I call it online shoplifting.
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Sariachan
 Posts: 1507 Location: Italy |
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More like "unauthorized download of digital copies". Nothing was actually lifted, luckily. 
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faintsmile1992
Posts: 295 Location: England |
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Print is way better for reading anyway. |
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sunflower
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Not if you're someone with vision problems. It's far better to be able to adjust font types, size, and colors/contrast/brightness. |
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Alan45
 Village Elder Posts: 10025 Location: Virginia |
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@Sariachan
It is called theft of services. It is like stealing cable TV or electricity or refusing to pay a whore. Just because nothing physical was taken doesn't mean it is not theft. |
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Karasuhebi
 Posts: 143 Location: Orlando, Florida (US) |
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I LOL'ed when I read this. That is all. P.S. I really want links to stories of people getting arrested for not paying for sex. I need more comedy in my life. |
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