Winny developer found guilty

Since 2004 I've been following the case of Isamu Kaneko as it gradually makes its way through the Japanese court system. He's the developer of Winny, a peer-to-peer file sharing application that's apparently quite popular in Japan. The charge is that by developing this product, he was supposedly infringing copyright because the users of the product use it to infringe copyright. The most recent development is that he's been found guilty in the Kyoto District Court (story from Asahi Shimbun). An appeal is expected. See also coverage from Yomiuru Shimbun, The China Post (AP article), and the Free Kaneko Web site.

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Winny developer found guilty

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