Japanese mobile music site admins arrested for infringement
Posted by: Gordon Medley
in Technology
on Oct 24, 2008
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In the US, the RIAA has a huge job on its hands policing people's computer use, but the Recording Industry Association of Japan is far more concerned with mobile phones when it comes to copyright infringement. That's because Japanese music lovers acquire new tunes on their handsets, not from their laptops. Given this reality, it was only a matter of time before criminal charges were brought against a unauthorized mobile phone download service—something that finally happened this week (read more)

