Japanese YouTuber Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Sharing Gameplay and Anime Videos

Japanese YouTuber Shinobu Yoshida has been sentenced to two years in prison and a 1 million yen fine for sharing Steins;Gate gameplay videos.

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That's a bit much for what they did. I could understand if they leaked an episode early or ripped a blu ray and uploaded it to a torrent site. However it sounds like they basically made an amv of SpyxFamily.
- You could understand being sentenced to two years in prison for leaking an episode early? Boy, I can't.
  
  At least they can have a leg to stand on with the whole copyright thing. I still think this is all bs though.

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