Japan arrests Wanted pirate

FROM VARIETY: Bust could lead to 10 years in prison

By Mark Schilling of Variety -- Video Business, 9/22/2008

SEPT. 22 | FROM VARIETY: TOKYO -- Police in Kyoto have charged a man with violating copyright law for illegally uploading Angelina Jolie starrer Wanted to the Internet using Winny P2P file-sharing software.

The bust, the first of its kind in Japan, could lead to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to ¥10 million ($96,154).

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