会社内で同僚に海賊版DVDを販売、有罪が確定 （警視庁） February.19.2015

On January 13, 2015, Tokyo Summary Court sentenced a male office worker in his 50s to a fine of 200,000 JPY for the offence of violating the Copyright Act, and a guilty verdict became final on January 30.

The man sold pirated movie copies, illegally duplicated without the authorization of the rights’ holders, to his colleagues at an office in Tokyo.
The Metropolitan Police Department conducted a search in July 2014 and seized computers and printers used for duplicating DVDs from his office, and approximately 6,000 pirated DVD-Rs from his residence.

Japan and International Motion Picture Copyright Association (JIMCA) provided assistance in the investigation by identifying pirated copies of MPAA member companies’ movie titles possessed and sold by the suspect.

Using his office computers to duplicate DVDs rented from rental shops and to manufacture pirated DVD-R copies, the man had been selling pirated DVD-Rs to his colleagues for a price of 200 yen per copy.
Even if it is done in a closed environment such as a company, producing or selling pirated DVDs brings significant losses to the creative community. These actions are in violation of the Copyright Act and often result in criminal punishments.

If you suspect any person or store of illegally selling pirated DVDs and/or Blu-ray discs as well as any pirated trading on the internet for movies, please kindly contact us via https://www.jimca.co.jp/contact/ as noted on this website, and provide us with further information.