Winny File-Sharer Found Guilty, One Year in Prison

One of the three Winny file-sharer arrested on May 18 for uploading manga to Japan's Winny file-sharing system was found guilty on June 20th. According to the report, the 29-year-old defendant from Osaka will be facing 1 year of prison and 3 years of probation.

Source: Asahi Shimbun

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I wonder if this will

I wonder if this will actually affect the rate at which magazines are uploaded to Winny...most likely in a few months others will take their place.