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Japanese mobile operators to monitor for piracy?

8 September 2009 0:31 by James "Dela" Delahunty | 10 comments

Japanese mobile operators may be forced into packet inspection on their mobile networks to identify and cut off pirates. A user who was found to be sharing infringing files over the mobile network would be warned about the activity and then disconnected if it persisted, or alternatively their phone could be rendered unable to play music.

In Japan, handsets are branded, supplied and managed by the network operators themselves. Every year, about 330 million tracks are sold legally and delivered over-the-air in Japan. It is estimated that as many as 400 million tracks are shared illegally each year.

The prospect of cutting off repeat offenders is expected to be discussed next week by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) and the Telecommunications Carriers Association.

Representatives of the Internal Affairs ministry will reportedly also be present. Japan just recently had a much-publicized change of government, and observers will be wondering if the new administration's need to make friends in the industry will influence a decision in favor of the motion.

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lubricant (Junior Member) 8 September 2009 0:45
excellent. and the reason why is this project will be able to be recorded as showing the amount of profitably vs. free sharing of songs. if they both cannot exist together, then the profit margins should change drastically. if not, then let the companies take it as a lesson that many refine their tastes through downloads, then proceed to purchase during that time. sorry japanese guys, dont let society crumble cause they piss you off. who manufactures cell phones in japan? i know probably a lot, but thats beside the question. [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8 September 2009 1:52
DXR88 (Senior Member) 8 September 2009 1:32
yeah right, American telecoms have been logging calls for years on both networks. the RIAJ probably lobbied this with JDA. [ + quote]
lubricant (Junior Member) 8 September 2009 1:48
*Originally posted by DXR88:* yeah right, American telecoms have been logging calls for years on both networks. the RIAJ probably lobbied this with JDA. but what if its not a call? tech, not telephony cuz like a lot of cellphones have wifi modes and stuff. what does dja stand for? [ + quote] This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 8 September 2009 1:53
DXR88 (Senior Member) 8 September 2009 2:00
Japanese defense agency, U.S. DOD equivalent [ + quote]
lubricant (Junior Member) 8 September 2009 2:13
*Originally posted by DXR88:* Japanese defense agency, U.S. DOD equivalent why would their defense ministry care about file-sharers? [ + quote]
NamelessN (Newbie) 8 September 2009 2:42
*Quote:* *Originally posted by DXR88:* Japanese defense agency, U.S. DOD equivalent why would their defense ministry care about file-sharers? You must have missed the RIAA's memo that file-sharers are a threat to national (international?) security, and that only terrorists pirate music.[/sarcasm] [ + quote]
ivymike (Member) 8 September 2009 3:52
That must mean that 80% of young children, teenagers and young adults are terrorists. Didn't think so. [ + quote]
Mez (Senior Member) 8 September 2009 9:45
They live in a land run by Sony. The government will take the stance they are terrorists because Sony tells them so. [ + quote]
DXR88 (Senior Member) 8 September 2009 12:03
*Quote:* *Originally posted by DXR88:* Japanese defense agency, U.S. DOD equivalent why would their defense ministry care about file-sharers? more than likely they don't it just gives them an incentive to start monitoring call information. [ + quote]
joe777 (Member) 8 September 2009 17:00
Ah japan, home to the most used OS in the whole wide world. Can anyone tell me the name of it? Ok for ten points. [ + quote]