To investigate introduction of criminal penalties for the manufacture and sale of Majikon which is nearly 4 trillion yen damaged

To vendors that sell equipment called "Majikon" that you can play downloaded copy software with Nintendo DS, last yearLawsuits seeking injunction on sales by Nintendo and software makersThe accusation was acknowledged.

HoweverMajikon dealers resume sales in the same place by changing the store nameThere is no way to stop selling, and finallyThe fact that it appeared up to "Majikon Building" which sells Majikon dignifiedly with a huge signboardIt became a topic, but finally it became clear that criminal punishment is being examined for the manufacture and sale of magicone.

Please note that the picture above is the state of the Ajibara magicon store,Some assert that downloading games "There is no problem in law"There is also a shop.

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Crush punishment for sale of "Majikon" growth restraint of the unemployed state, content industry - MSN Sankei News

According to the report of Sankei Shimbun, the Agency for Cultural Affairs plans to embark on stricter copyright law, including criminal punishment, on the manufacture and sale of "Majikon" etc. which can play pirated software of game machines distributed on the Internet It seems to have become apparent.

The corporate enterprise corporation "Computer Entertainment Association" asked the University of Tokyo for a survey, and published in June this year(PDF file)Usage survey on download of illegally duplicated game softwareAccording to the survey, it is estimated that the amount of damage caused by the use of the magicone is 6 years until last year, at least 954 billion yen in Japan, and 3,818 billion yen in the world.

In addition, this survey is only for distribution sites on the Internet, and illegal downloading using file sharing software is not included in the subject of this survey, so the damage amount can be several times as much as the trial calculation There is also a point that there is sex.

Despite the huge damage suffered by the copyright owner by Majikon in the past, there was no effective way to control the circulation of marigon, but strict tightening of the copyright law including criminal punishment It is said that it is aiming for a cleanup of illegal activities by collaborating with other organizations.

Although the revised copyright law, including illegal downloads, came into effect on January 1 this year, we will receive the impression that efforts on copyright protection are accelerating, but will Magicone's dealers disappear due to severe punishment? . Also, attention will be gathered as to what kind of impact the severe punishment will have on fields other than the sale of Majikon.