They wanted YouTube to automatically screen all uploads to see whether they contain copyrighted content (something YouTube is already working on), post a Japanese language warning about respecting copyright and delete any users who had posted copyrighted
The popular U.S.-based video-sharing Web site YouTube has deleted nearly 30,000 files over copyright concerns after being asked by a group representing Japan's entertainment industry. The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, foun
Die Japanischen YouTube nutzer stiegen von 200,000/monat Dez 2005 auf 4.1 mio im Mai 2006. Das sind immerhin fast 10% der Internetnutzer in Japan und Japan ist damit für 8% des Traffics von YouTube verantwortlich, piraterie.