Digital Shoplifting in Japan

by DJ Neawedde | 18th July 2007

Japanese shoppers have been using their phones to take snapshots of content like hairstyles and clothing from magazines and sending the images to friends to discuss. Apparently the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association doesn’t like this and is describing this practice as “information theft,” so they’ve launched a whole ad campaign discouraging it. Read [BBC] via Core77


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    Digital Shoplifting in Japan

    by DJ Neawedde | 18th July 2007

    Japanese shoppers have been using their phones to take snapshots of content like hairstyles and clothing from magazines and sending the images to friends to discuss. Apparently the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association doesn’t like this and is describing this practice as “information theft,” so they’ve launched a whole ad campaign discouraging it. Read [BBC] via Core77


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  • Digital TV Tuner with PSP Slim in Japan
  • Sony : Updates for Bravia T.V.’s
  • MPIO FY 800 DAP
  • 1st Apple Laptop Fire Reported in Japan
  • Digital Cowboy NCP130 web telescope
  • Scottish school and Japan ATMs use Fujitsu palm-vein scanner
  • Subscribe



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