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The Center for Copyright Information says a new system will warn users when accounts are used to illegally download content.New warning system will let people know they are illegally downloading contentFirst the Internet providers will try to educate people about how to get content legallyCustomers could eventually face punishments such as a slowed Internet connectionThe Copyright Alert System has been four years in the making It is about to get a bit more difficult to illegally download TV shows, movies or music online.A new alert system, rolling out over the next two months, will repeatedly warn and possibly punish people [...]

Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48. The music industry is clamping down on illegal downloads.A new law in Japan threaten prison time and fines for illegal downloadsAimed at stopping piracy in the world’s second largest music marketSimilar efforts worldwide have run afoul of online freedom and privacy advocatesJapan’s legal online downloads is declining, while globally grew 8% last year Those who possess illegally downloaded of music or films in Japan can face prison term of up to two years and fines of nearly 2 million yen (U.S. $ 25,679), according to a new law which takes effect Monday.The move is aimed [...]