Japan bans ‘pirate DVD’ exports
p2pnet.net News:- Japan is to ban exports of products deemed to infringe copyrights including, “pirated CDs and DVDs,” says The Yomiuri Shimbun.
The ban will fall under the Customs Law and the government aims to revise it during the current Diet session with a view to enforcing it from July 1, says the story, going on:
“The law currently prohibits the import of products that infringe copyright, such as fake goods, but there is no regulation to ban the export of such products. Exports of counterfeit brand products and industrial products that infringe on patents have been banned since January with the revision of the law.”
Japanese companies have suffered severe losses because of the massive amount of pirated Japanese software, including movies and TV drama DVDs and music CDs that are sold in the rest of Asia as well as in other overseas markets, adds The Yomiuri Shimbun.
Also See:
The Yomiuri Shimbun – Govt to ban exports of pirated goods, February 9,2007
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