Japanese police arrested another movie commentator who earned about 100,000 yuan from advertising every month

Do you remember the first three Japanese creators arrested in Japan for posting "movie commentary" short videos in June last year (reported by this site)? According to Japanese media reports today, on February 17, the Miyagi Prefectural Police Department announced that it had arrested a UP host suspected of violating copyright law by posting short videos of movie commentaries on the 15th, whose monthly advertising income alone was about 100,000 yen.

•Once upon a time, short videos of "movie commentary" that condensed a movie into a few minutes were very popular and well-received on major video sites. The reason was that they were simple and quick. People would watch the full version when they felt like it, rather than skipping it directly. There were many viewers who held this idea, but the film companies were obviously very unhappy. Currently, similar videos have faded out of major domestic video sites.

•It is reported that the suspect is suspected of publishing condensed movie commentaries of many famous movies including "Call Me by Your Name" and "Parasite" without obtaining the consent of the copyright owner between January and July 2021. On average, each video is about 10 minutes long.

•Interestingly, when the first arrest in Japan for posting "movie commentary" short videos occurred last year, the man revealed to the public that he had started making "movie commentary" short videos since April 2020, with monthly advertising revenue of about 100,000 yen alone. At that time, he had already made a profit of about 1.5 million yen, and emphasized that his behavior was not illegal.