According to a report today, a new system could be introduced in Japan as early as next year to try to combat music piracy on cellphones.

It could be operational as early as April 2010, says Elmundo.

Details are scarce but apparently the system would consist of a central database which contains information about music which is authorized to be downloaded, and would be responsible for verifying that cellphone users weren’t downloading illicit music. Those that do would be sent warning messages.

But of course, simple warnings aren’t enough for the music industry. The report claims that the music capabilities of cellphones could be disabled for persistent infringers.

Once we have more technical details on how this system can actually function, we’ll post an update.

Article from: FreakBits

Yoshitaka Miyatake, a 37-year-old from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, was arrested by Kyoto prefectural police.

He is accused of uploading the Japanese movie “Crows Zero II” between May 15th and May 21st via ‘Share’  – an application created as a successor to the infamous and highly popular Winny.

At the time the movie was still playing in theaters and according to the police, the copy distributed by Miyatake was recorded at a cinema in Aichi Prefecture.

The Japan Video Software Association says that this is the first ever arrest of someone accused of distributing a movie recorded in a Japanese cinema.

Article from: FreakBits