Ushi-san used our newssubmit to tell us about a small article on JapanToday.com. The Japanese court has declared a Japanese file sharing illegal and has ordered the service to stop their activities.
The court's order of injunction marks an almost full victory over Tokyo-based MMO Japan Ltd, operator of the electronic music-swapping service, following the defeat of Napster Inc, a U.S.-based free song-swapping service provider, in a similar lawsuit abroad. |
The court said although music files are swapped by users, MMO Japan is responsible for administering the service, which uses "File Rogue" software allowing users to swap music files free of charge in the so-called MP3 format.
For now it seems that only the Netherlands is allowing file-sharing networks, IF they are de-centralized. But what's not allowed in The Netherlands ? (Besides speeding)
Source: Japantoday.com
