Matrix Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Unlike countries in Europe where legislation has already been tested, there is no legal basis in Japan to block 'pirate' websites and the country's constitution forbids censorship. Now, however, the Japanese government has presented a draft report which indicates that blocking websites on copyright grounds should be considered as a policy option. Back in March, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that the government was considering measures to prevent access to pirate sites. Manga and anime are considered national treasures and the government should consider “all measures” to prevent illegal downloading, Suga added. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the main option put forward was that of website blocking. In Japan, however, that’s not a straightforward option given the constitution’s support for freedom of speech and prevention of censorship. Despite the hurdles, a month later the government decided to introduce emergency measures to prevent access to websites hosting pirated manga, anime and other content. ISPs would not be forced to comply but would be asked to assist instead. NTT Communications Corp., NTT Docomo Inc. and NTT Plala Inc. responded by blocking access to three sites identified by the government – Mangamura, AniTube! and MioMio – adding that more sites could be blocked upon request. This interim measure proved controversial but it appears the government isn’t planning to step back from its plans to protect copyright. The Cabinet Office has now presented a draft report indicating that blocking websites to protect copyright could become a policy option for the government. According to Mainichi, the proposal was presented at a meeting attended by experts, who criticized the draft as a move that would undermine citizens’ constitutional right to secrecy of communications. Intercepting users’ Internet requests have the potential to cause significant problems under Japanese law. The Telecommunications Business Act guarantees privacy of communications and prevents censorship, as does Article 21 of the Constitution. Cited by the publication, lawyer Ryoji Mori said that denying users’ access to blocked sites would enable Internet service providers to “collect information about users unrelated to the piracy issue.” Visitors to blocked websites should have warnings automatically displayed in their browser, the proposal adds. The draft also envisions pirate sites being removed from search engine results while preventing their operators from generating revenue from advertising. These are options being tested in a number of other countries to varying degrees but it appears that Japan faces more obstacles than most due to its constitution. Nevertheless, it appears the government could ask copyright holders to take the initiative instead. By applying for lawsuits that would force Internet service providers to take preventative action, constitutional difficulties could be avoided, the proposal notes. Whether that will satisfy hardline anti-censorship supporters is unclear, but in most other countries where blocking takes place, validation from the courts is seen as vital to ensuring that all parties are covered in the event of a challenge. Indeed, the voluntary blocking measures put in place earlier this year by NTT were immediately seen as problematic. Just days after the bans were implemented, local lawyer Yuichi Nakazawa launched legal action against the ISP, demanding that the corporation should end its site-blocking operations. A further session to discuss the proposals in greater depth is planned for later this week. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 If I were psychic, I would say that at some point in the future, all pirate says will be on the Darkweb only. It may take a few years, but countries are recognizing that piracy isn't good for the country either since it avoids revenues that the countries would get in the form of taxes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Japan may as well block websites were if you use vpn to unblock them you will be on the safe side instead of entrapping there users, while they may not block websites yet, they have the most harsh Anti-Download laws in the world they have a law they made in 2012 that you get up to 2 years for downloading . https://torrentfreak.com/anti-downloading-law-hits-japan-up-to-2-years-in-prison-from-today-121001/ In the USA most of the time your isp just warns you for downloading is all. 3 hours ago, straycat19 said: If I were psychic, I would say that at some point in the future, all pirate says will be on the Darkweb only. Well your not one and we can tell, 1. there is more undernets than just the darknet with torrents and hosters links on them, 2. there are torrent sites offshore out side off any countries that blocks reach , Just like the EU thought they could shut down TPB during it's last raid it reappeared like a phoenix . 3. Even if things went back to the way was in the early 2000s that don't stop piracy i downloaded stuff just fine before people even used the clearnet to find it so its not a really bad thing . Just the difference is back in the old days we shared to be sharing . Now days with it being above ground it's all about monetizing and making money witch is a bad thing that i never was for. The only person be sharing on warez forums and blogs is uploaders the masses just leech that's really not filesharing that's leeching so the cyberlockers who were already monetizing off warez came up with the idea to pay there uploaders a incentive so they could monetize too . Cyberlockers and ads was the worse things ever happen to warez and that's whats killing it . If Cyberlockers didn't pay and warez sites didn't make money on ads most of it would still be on closed forums like it was in the older days. As far as Manga and Anime Japan has more legal access to it than anyone else they don't even need subs or dubbed audio to understand it. Manga and Anime piracy always been more about supplying it outside of Japan that it is inside Japan . I don't watch it myself but it's very easy to find .I stop watching cartoons when i was 12. So they just are using copyright as a excuse to censor the internet in the name of saving there culture . Witch already was changed because of world war 2 they not been a empire in 73 years. And there laws don't stop vpn users in Japan or anyone outside of Japan. Quote the country's constitution forbids censorship. Well they never have followed it to began with , Just like that constitution it was not there idea to began with they was forced to adopt it in order for the USA to release Japan from it's control . they the only country in the free world that has worthless censored porn that censors body parts and acts of sex . You buy Porn Cable Channels in Japan there censored . Quote Empire surrendered to the Allies on August 15, 1945. A period of occupation by the Allies followed the surrender, and a new constitution was created with American involvement in 1947, officially bringing the Empire of Japan to an end. Occupation and reconstruction continued well into the 1950s, eventually forming the current nation-state whose full title is the "State of Japan" or simply rendered "Japan" in English. The constitution itself is not part of there culture. Quote The law that most people cite as the reason for Japanese censorship is Article 175 of the Criminal Code of Japan (passed in 1907). Witch shows they been following the laws that predates the new American influenced constitution the whole time and now they going pass even more censorship laws. From 2007 Japan Clamps Down on Internet https://www.corbettreport.com/articles/20071229_japan_internet_clampdown.htm From 2008 Japan toughens up on Internet regulation https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2008/01/16/digital/japan-toughens-up-on-internet-regulation/ From 2008 ... while Japanese face web censorship Quote Despite having freedom of information laws similar to the US, Japan's media is already heavily regulated and subject to much self-censorship. Given this traditional state of affairs, Japanese citizens, newly freed to publish comment on an unregulated internet, have been indulging in a riot of libellous slurs posted on forums. In a society generally aghast at confrontation, the anonymity of the internet is proving a potent draw. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jan/03/censorship.japan Japan has been censoring there people since 1868 or at lest trying with vpns and things its kind of hard to do.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Empire_of_Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appline Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Yeah, good luck. Seems like our future is indeed in Darkweb or TOR. But I guess VPNs will suffice for now. I mean it is not like NordVPN, Boleh VPN or Surfshark VPN is expensive or hard to use. I think pirating will never stop, it is like fighting with windmills. Or any kind of censorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted September 21, 2018 Administrator Share Posted September 21, 2018 They are forgetting that a lot of their potential revenue is getting lost due to people not having legal access to their content there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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