▽chosaq - a weblog about (internet related) copyright issues in japan. by andreas bovens. ●03/23 20:18 The Private Music and Video Recording Subcommittee (私的録音録画小委員会) of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs is pushing for a revision of Article 30 of the copyright law, which will outlaw downloading illegal copies of content. Under the current legislation, only uploading such copies is forbidden (earlier chosaq coverage). It seems that, hearing of the “outlawing of downloads”, corporations fussy