Japanese publishers are threatening to Bite Apple (WSJ)

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Fire screen application from Apple Store taken November 30 shows a pirated copies of Haruki Murakami novel "1Q84? sale for 230 yen." Application has been taken.

If it turns out that maybe not all the Japan loves Apple Inc.

A consortium of Japanese book, e-book, magazines and digital comic publishers issued a severe reprimand copyright Apple application on the app store. Group says some works by renowned Japanese authors Haruki Murakami Keigo Higashino and illegally scanned across the app store.

In a press release joint Tuesday, the Publishers Association Book of Japan Japan Magazine Publishers Association, The Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan and Digital Comic said distribution of content which violates clear copyright Apple Association is "illegal".

"We represent associations believe that Apple has a serious responsibility this problem", said the Declaration.

The consortium goes on to say affirmation of Apple, it is not capable of verifying hardware protected during the application process for screening is "a totally convincing explanation.

A spokesman for Japan Apple declined immediate comment. Apple has said in the past it removes material pirated, once notified by the copyright holder.

The argument is similar to the debate at the heart of an ongoing legal conflict between Viacom Inc. and Google Inc. Viacom asked more than 1 billion dollars in damages and interests protected video uploaded to the service of Google's YouTube. Google has argued that he was not breaking the law as long it will take once protected material advised a violation. Viacom has countered by saying that it should not be required to send notices to YouTube on violations.

The statement made by the Japanese publishers comes at a time when Japanese electronics companies introduce terroir e-book and compressed drives to compete with the iPad the Japan computers.

While e-book readers have been popular overseas for a few years, manufacturers have private said that the power of Japanese publishers complicated digital distribution of books and thus hampered implementation of devices in the market.

But the popularity of the iPad and the content available on the device has reinforced the importance of the question for publishers. In July, Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami created a stir by developing an e-book on Apple iBookstore in advance of the printed version.

Japan publishing consortium did a branch of Olivier Apple. He was asked to hold discussions with Japan unit Apple on how to solve these problems and then entered into the application with a final warning: "a lack of response will be considered as a lack of commitment on your part, to take measures in a sincere way."

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