Winny software developer acquitted

Friday 09th October, 06:27 AM JST

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some14some at 07:43 AM JST - 9th October

Winny Won ! May lose in Supreme Court though.
KallyPygous at 08:33 AM JST - 9th October

The reversal runs counter to recent rulings elsewhere.

Typical.
sakurasuki at 09:21 AM JST - 9th October

next in to do list form new Party, Japan Pirate Party (JPP).
TokyoLurker at 09:26 AM JST - 9th October

...The software developer intention is not wrong... the users should be cautious of anything he/she would like to share. anyway, it is not that private anymore since they can trace those who share anyway. HTTPXFORWARDEDFOR first before REMOTEADDR.
n3312 at 10:06 AM JST - 9th October

I believe the court is right to overturn the verdict. Will you sue Microsoft if someone plagiarized someone else's work using MS Word?
Weasel at 11:19 AM JST - 9th October

Will you sue Microsoft if someone plagiarized someone else's work using MS Word

In this sick depraved world? That's almost guaranteed someone has attempted that stunt.
terebiko at 11:23 AM JST - 9th October

CONGRATS! This is an important victory for software developers. In the end, it is the user that is responsible for his or her actions.
dr_jones at 12:51 PM JST - 9th October

And why would he not? Accusing him in the first place is like accusing the inventor of the knife because some idiot stabbed someone with a knife!
smithinjapan at 08:01 PM JST - 9th October

I applaud the decision, although I might point out that Japan, like other nations, are still trying to seek the people and ways to further seek out people who infringe on copywright on an individual basis (ie. via torrents).

n3312: "Will you sue Microsoft if someone plagiarized someone else's work using MS Word?"

Dude... come on. What was Winny created for? Word processing? That's what MS Word was created for, as an advanced alternative to a typewriter. People are misusing Winny if they swap files and violate copywright, they're using Winny for the purpose it was made. I'm not saying Winny is violating copywright at all, and I think the law-suit is yet another futile attempt by production companies to avoid being seen as the useless 'middle-men' that they are, but I AM saying the comparison you make is a little lame.