‘Avatar’ Uploader Arrested Due to Japanese New Anti-Piracy System
Japan has kept its promises and toughened the measures against illegal file sharing. The new P2P surveillance system, part of the new anti-piracy law, introduced in January has produced its first victim in Shizuoka.
The system helped the High-tech Crime Control Office to arrest last week a new 62-year-old man who was accused of uploading two major box-office hits: “Avatar” and “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” It seems that the first was uploaded in December (after having downloaded it from another P2P file sharing website), and “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” in March.
Allegedly, the uploader has admitted making available on torrent sites about 500 movies over the last four years. He also said he uploaded the flicks using the “Share” software.
Of course, the movie industry was more than happy with the news and in a recent statement Mike Ellis, the president and managing director of the Motion Picture Association, Asia-Pacific region, thanked the police for their efforts.


