Illegal Download An amazing Q & A of criminal punishment is being released on the Internet by the Agency for Cultural Affairs

ByRenatesol

As a commentary on the copyright system, the Agency for Cultural Affairs announced on the official website "Questions and Answers on Criminal Punishment for Illegal Downloading" and "The Things I Want to Know About Penalty of Illegal Downloading (for Children)" We are publishing the file and you can see a very helpful description.

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First, a diagram showing the definitions of illegal downloads


In particular, "for children" is written very clearly, for example Q3 "Unlike music and movies sold as CDs and DVDs, you can watch TV programs for free, but like this For questions about downloading pirated TV programs broadcast free of charge also subject to punishment "Because TV programs such as drama are broadcast free of charge, they are not subject to punishmentBy saying that, I answer as follows.

Because TV programs such as drama are broadcast free of charge, they are not subject to punishment. However, even if it is a television program, for things that are regularly sold as DVDs, downloading pirated versions of that program as pirated is eligible for punishment.

Excellent is Q4, "I want to be careful not to download pirated music and movies, but how do you know that it is not a pirate version?" What a "If the homepage "El Mark" is attached, you can download with confidenceBy saying that "I answer as follows.

In order to know whether music or movies are not pirated, there is a method of checking whether the website on which music and movies are located has the mark "Elmark". "El Mark" is a mark as follows. If "El Mark" is attached to the homepage, you can download with confidence, so please refer to it.

This is"Elmark",The Japan Record Association announced on February 19, 2008It is a thing.


Further from here is a tremendous response, for example Q6, "In the simple question of" Are you copying pirated music and movies attached to an email sent from a friend to your computer you will be subject to punishment? " On the other hand,It is not illegal and it is not subject to punishment"The surprising answer is as follows.

It is not illegal, it is not subject to punishment.

"Download" of illegal downloading is downloading things on the website about the pirated version of music and movies via the Internet.

Copying pirated mail sent by e-mail to your computer is not good for downloading things on the website via the Internet.

It certainly is not an act of downloading while knowing that it is illegal on my own will to receive what was sent to the mailbox without permission, so maybe there may be a reason, but I will clearly make a clear statement so far It is quite surprising development.

And in the last Q7 "For copying pictures and cartoons on the homepage to enjoy it for individuals, will you be subject to punishment?" About ""Download" of illegal download means to record like the case of music, or to record like a movieBy saying that, answers based on the following amazing interpretations are developed.

It is not illegal when you enjoy it by yourself, it is not subject to punishment.

"Download" of illegal download means to record like the case of music, or to record like a movie.

Copying photographs and comic books to your computer to see them is not a good idea for recording or recording.

Besides, in another PDF file for adults, the cache when seeing sites such as YouTube is "It is not illegal and it is not subject to punishmentIn response to "Why is it that the act of downloading image files on the Internet for enjoying by the individual or copying and pasting text is subject to punishment"It is not illegal as long as it remains in private use and it is not subject to punishment""Download" in illegal downloading is "digital recording" or "recording", and music and movies are assumed. Downloading image files and copying and pasting text does not correspond to "recording or recording""And as to the question" Does not the act of using the Internet be unreasonably restricted by criminal punishing illegal downloads? "In response to this, the police consider care not to lead to the abuse of the investigation right, and concerned rights organizations are expected to consider appropriate warning beforehand if they are to file complaintsIt is said.

These are interpretations by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and the police and prosecutors who actually operate, and the final judgment will be done by the court, so until such time as someone is actually caught, such a bold It is completely unknown whether interpretation really gets passed or not.