Japanese Man Arrested For Storing Malware

Orome1 writes "38-year-old Yasuhiro Kawaguchi is the first person in Japan to get arrested for storing malware on his computer after the upper house's Judicial Affairs Committee has confirmed the new anti-malware law passed by the Japanese parliament. The law considers the creation, distribution and storage of malware a crime punishable with up to three years in prison and a fine that could reach the sum of 500,000 yen ($6,200)."

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2.5 years in prison for this?

[Baloroth]

FTFA:

Kawaguchi uploaded a file containing the virus, which was titled to suggest child pornography, to the Internet via the file-sharing software Share

Well, normally I consider people who upload viruses via file-sharing software to be scum of the earth, but this guy seems like he was actually doing it for a moderately good cause. "Think of the children" is hella over used, malware is malware, and vigilante justice it questionable, but punishing this guy seems kinda weird, especially that strongly. Also, how the hell do they define "storing" malware? Technically, that could mean anyone infected is guilty, which is really scary.

I'm sure it won't be abused, of course. /sarcasm