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NEWS: Japan to Join Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Talks

If someone else, like law enforcement, does that without my consent then they are just as bad as the person being charged.

Does this mean that Japan will try to export more or have a cheaper yen or something?

R315r4z0r wrote:

If someone else, like law enforcement, does that without my consent then they are just as bad as the person being charged.

The way it works currently uin the countries where law enforcement is involved is that you have to convince law enforcement to go after the person you consider violating your copyright. They don't do it on their own.

According to Fukui, if Japan joins the TPP, copyright violations will no longer be offenses which require a formal complaint from the injured party for prosecution. Under the current Copyright Law, the police and prosecutors cannot act against copyright infringement unless the copyright holders themselves file a complaint. The proposed changes under TPP would also allow statutory damages to be levied against defendants.

At the Monday seminar (during which Fukui also spoke), Hachiya said that he fears that the police would be given the discretion on what to prosecute, particularly on "erotic" material. He further asserted that even cosplay outfits can been prosecuted if the police decides that they are not allowed.

If I create something, it should be left to my own personal discretion to go after those who use my work for their own cause.

R315r4z0r wrote:

If I create something, it should be left to my own personal discretion to go after those who use my work for their own cause.

Umm, this is pretty much exactly how copyrights work. If the person who owns the copyright wants to make it totally free to the public with no control over it, they can totally do that. It'd be stupid to waste time and money even getting it copyrighted if you want zero control over the rights others have to copy your material, but they can do that if they want.