A Japanese content creator has been sentenced to two years in prison and fined one million yen for posting a video game video published online to his fan base. Shinobu YoshidaAnd YouTuber Japanese release video with spoilers for the 2011 visual novel video game Stains; Gate: Hyoku Koiri no DarinKnown as in English Hugs my darling. Originally exclusively released Xbox 360 In Japan, the game was later ported to other systems.
Yoshida KADOKAWA Future Publishing, taken to court for creating “quick content” without permission from the group behind its light novels Stains; gate, manga and other aspects of the series. This includes spoiler videos, story recaps, and other videos that contain copyrighted content
The content creator was taken to court for copyright infringement by creating content using Kadokawa materials. Yoshida Arrested for copyright infringement by editing, processing, publishing and earning advertising revenue from its footage Stains; gate.
Yoshida was sentenced to two years in prison for making the video YouTube 2011 is about video games YouTuber Subject to five years of supervised release and a fine of one million yen in compensation.
In an official statement, CODA (General Incorporated Association for the Promotion of Overseas Content Distribution) revealed that more measures will be taken to combat this style of “quick content” involving copyrighted content. Copyright protection groups specifically refer to popular anime Spy X Family As an example of actionable video.
“Like video publishing sites YouTube, gaming videos like game commentary are gaining popularity,” the statement roughly translated. “But in principle, using gameplay videos requires permission from the rights holder and uploading them without permission is an act of copyright infringement. In particular, the act of connecting only the game’s cinematic scenes to a story and editing the game’s content to make sense of the ending in a short amount of time, and only extracting the final scene, was considered a problem”.
CODA explains that the number of “quick content” videos is growing rapidly, and content creators must adhere to “established guidelines.” [para] Be able to upload gameplay videos using copyrighted materials.
“For the anime,” the group continued. “Processing and uploading of copyrighted works produced by creators with time, effort and expense is not permitted without permission to receive advertising expenses.”
The group explains that it will “continue efforts to clean up unauthorized use of Japanese content and adequately protect copyright.” Its arrest Shinobu Yoshida This is the first instance of a person being arrested for posting video game footage. While online users have been arrested and fined for posting entire movies or TV shows, games have generally been seen as a safe haven for content creators.
Even like games personality, which launches with guidelines on what can and can’t be shared online, typically only receives DMCA takedown notices, not outright arrests. According to Japanese website Denfal Miniko Gamer, Stains; Gate: Hyoku Koiri no Darin Its 2019 Steam version had guidelines that warned against posting spoilers, especially about the game’s ending, online. However, no one expected anyone to be in prison for their violation.
Through: Stealth is optional
Author’s Note: It’s scary, though eventually I think studies will bend their arms or reach a middle point. Imagine that walkthroughs, guides, etc. disappeared. I realize that everything in this case reveals spoilers, but it could cause complications, at least initially.
