According to NHK, Japanese Police conducted a wholesale arrest of the internet users who uploaded illegal files through a software called “Share”. Ten people ranging from 23 to 57 years old were arrested and one is under investigation the last one was arrested (Dec 1st) by Kyoto Police. There is no interaction among them and the police charged the eleven individually. This is the first time Japanese Police made a nationwide act against the illegal file sharing.
List of the anime-related suspects:
57 year old jobless man, arrested for sharing “Hikaru no Go”
44 year old system engineer, arrested for sharing movies and anime (unspecified)
40 year old jobless man, arrested for sharing “Dragon Ball Kai”
37 year old prefectural employee, arrested for sharing “Mobile Suit Gundam 00″
30 year old arcade clerk, arrested for TV anime (unspecified)
23 year old postal clerk, arrested for sharing “Lucky ☆ Star”
23 year old jobless man, arrested for sharing “Ranma ½” and Dragon Quest 9
Sources: NHK, CTV, Chunichi, Sankei, TBS
