Japanese current law is kinda unique. It is illegal to upload or sell pirated games and movies. But it is legal if you copy it for personal use. Well, knowing that their rule against piracy are still weak. So, Japanese intend to change the rule that can accommodate both premise which actually contradicted.
According to the Asahi Newspaper, Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs is preparing new legislation that would revise the copyright law today. With this rule, the government able to ban the creation and distribution of software copying program. The revision, however, does not mention about the penalties for acts such as copying. Currently, copying software is already available online and are not banned.
This new revision does not stop at DVD copying software, but also refers to devices like the R4 in that the law could be expanded to ban the production of the devices that can run pirated games on consoles. R4 device is clearly a major disease for Nintendo Wii sales since 2007. Nintento itself already sent a lawsuit and asked consumers not to buy the R4 devices.
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