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Japanese Manga File-Sharer Sentenced to One Year Term
Date: 7/23/2007
A Kyoto court sentenced a 29-year-old Osaka man that uploaded unauthorized images of manga magazines online to a one-year prison term and three years of probation. Judge Atsushi Miwa cited the importance of maintaining the creative basis for which copyright owners put in their expense and effort. The prosecution had recommended a one-year prison sentence. The man is one of three individuals arrested on May 18 for uploading weekly sh?nen manga magazines. Source: Asahi Shimbun via Ultimatum
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