Japanese YouTuber Shinobu Yoshida has been sentenced to two years in prison and a 1 million yen fine for sharing Steins;Gate gameplay videos.
  • @[email protected]
    14•2 years ago

    That’s a bit much for what they did. I could understand if they leaked an episode early or ripped a blu ray and uploaded it to a torrent site. However it sounds like they basically made an amv of SpyxFamily.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•2 years ago

      You could understand being sentenced to two years in prison for leaking an episode early? Boy, I can’t.

      • @[email protected]
        2•2 years ago

        At least they can have a leg to stand on with the whole copyright thing. I still think this is all bs though.

  • @[email protected]English
    35•2 years ago

    Its a suspended sentence, not an imprisonment. Its still shitty and nonsense, but the title of the article is even shittier.

  • @[email protected]English
    27•2 years ago

    So this effectively will kill the Japanese Lets Play sector of videos? I wonder how this will effect vtubers.

    • @[email protected]English
      29•2 years ago

      This is why japanese vtuber companies get permission for every game they play on stream. Japanese copyright law is crazy strict