Anime News

Howl Piracy In Tokyo
Date: 2/22/2005
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has made an arrest on a 43 year old homeless and unemployed man Tuesday suspected of selling pirate edition DVD's including Howl's Moving Castle. The man was charged on breaching of the Copyright Act. The shadow of a person can be seen crossing the path of the movie image which leads the police to suspect the master was taken in a movie theater. 54 DVD's were recovered total, they were being sold for 1500 Yen a piece.
Source: Anime News Service