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Isao, the maintainer/webmaster of GameOnline.jp was recently arrested due to the fact that he posted scans from game magazines of eight different games. This was after the game companies SNK, Namco, Capcom and Square-Enix said that his unauthorized screenshot posting was copyright violation, with one of those games being Final Fantasy XII.
Due to this event, several "unprofessional" JP game sites has become text only. Even though this has happened in Japan, what's to say it won't happen to fan game news in the U.S. or Europe?
This is some of the biggest bullshit I've seen from gaming companies in a long time. Why in the name of cheese would they arrest someone for posting screenshots of games that, essentially, effectively advertise their product? These weren't even secret screenshots or anything either, but already publicly released. I could understand the magazine that these screens originated from being upset, but there's no mention of them caring.
This is not a good sign, and what's to happen if this spreads to American and European web sites? Does that mean IGN, Gamespot, and Gamespy will eventually be the only websites allowed to post pre-release screens?
Isao, the maintainer/webmaster of GameOnline.jp was recently arrested due to the fact that he posted scans from game magazines of eight different games. This was after the game companies SNK, Namco, Capcom and Square-Enix said that his unauthorized screenshot posting was copyright violation, with one of those games being Final Fantasy XII.
Due to this event, several "unprofessional" JP game sites has become text only. Even though this has happened in Japan, what's to say it won't happen to fan game news in the U.S. or Europe?
This is some of the biggest bullshit I've seen from gaming companies in a long time. Why in the name of cheese would they arrest someone for posting screenshots of games that, essentially, effectively advertise their product? These weren't even secret screenshots or anything either, but already publicly released. I could understand the magazine that these screens originated from being upset, but there's no mention of them caring.
This is not a good sign, and what's to happen if this spreads to American and European web sites? Does that mean IGN, Gamespot, and Gamespy will eventually be the only websites allowed to post pre-release screens?