He received two years in prison and a 1 million yen fine.

Japanese YouTuber convicted of copyright violation after uploading Let’s Play videos::A 53-year-old Japanese man has been convicted of copyright infringement after uploading gameplay videos of visual novel Steins;Gate: My Darling’s Embrace and videos summarizing Spy × Family and Steins;Gate anime episodes.

  • Tag365@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Why is this man getting years in prison for a copyright violation? People shouldn’t be jailed for that, monetary fines is enough. There’s no reason this man should be jailed for uploading gameplay videos online.