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<h2 id="antinny">Antinny</h2> <p>Since August 2003, several <a href="/facts/Computer_worm/9qKR1Hx5">worms</a> called "Antinny" have spread on the Winny network. </p><p>Some versions of Antinny work as follows: </p> <ul><li>Upload files from the host computer onto the Winny network.</li> <li>Upload screenshots onto an image board.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Denial-of-service_attack/6nkoK02J">Denial-of-service attack</a> to a copyright protecting agency web site.</li></ul> <p>Some people have uploaded their information unwittingly from their computers because of Antinny. That information includes governmental documents, information about customers, and people's private files. Once the information is uploaded, it is difficult to delete. </p><p>Recently, highly publicized cases of sensitive file uploading have come to light in Japan's media. In particular, a defense agency was forced to admit that classified information from the <a href="/facts/Maritime_Self_Defense_Force/PuSRom4Y">Maritime Self Defense Force</a> was uploaded by a computer with Winny software installed on it. </p><p>Following this, <a href="/facts/All_Nippon_Airways/VSUu1zUW">All Nippon Airways</a> suffered an embarrassing leak of passwords for security-access areas in 29 airports across Japan. A similar incident occurred with <a href="/facts/Japan_Airlines/1rghNtqB">JAL Airlines</a> on 17 December 2005, after a <a href="/facts/Computer_virus/IyTC1usq">virus</a> originating from Winny affected the computer of a co-pilot.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>Perhaps the largest Winny-related leak was that of the <a href="/facts/Okayama/GqWrn6M4">Okayama</a> <a href="/facts/Prefectural_police/HEKmdcPS">Prefectural Police Force</a>, whose computer leaked data about around 1,500 investigations. This information included sensitive data such as the names of sex crime victims, and is the largest amount of information held by Japanese police to have ever leaked online. </p> <h2 id="arrests-and-court-cases">Arrests and court cases</h2> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Winny_copyright_infringement_case/WkXMhKJa">Winny copyright infringement case</a></p> <p>On November 28, 2003, two Japanese users of Winny, Yoshihiro Inoue, a 41-year-old self-employed businessman from <a href="/facts/Takasaki,_Gunma/NyF4tnqb">Takasaki</a>, <a href="/facts/Gunma_Prefecture/PfDqdGxt">Gunma Prefecture</a> and an unemployed 19-year-old from <a href="/facts/Matsuyama,_Ehime/aDMnVWKP">Matsuyama</a>, were arrested by the Kyoto Prefectural Police. They were accused of sharing copyrighted material via Winny and admitted to their crimes. </p><p>Shortly following the two users' arrests, Kaneko also had his home searched and had the <a href="/facts/Source_code/o9J6Jv23">source code</a> of Winny confiscated by the Kyoto Police. On May 10, 2004, Kaneko was arrested for suspected conspiracy to encourage copyright infringement by the High-tech Crime Taskforce of the Kyoto Prefectural Police. Kaneko was released on <a href="/facts/Bail/JwW4PrUz">bail</a> on June 1, 2004. The court hearings started in September 2004 at Kyoto district court. On December 13, 2006, Kaneko was convicted of assisting copyright violations and sentenced to pay a fine of <a href="/facts/Japanese_yen/Txz0CFhd">¥</a>1.5 million (about <a href="/facts/US$/naEEDUhC">US$</a>13,200).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> He appealed the ruling. On October 8, 2009, the guilty verdict was overturned by the Osaka High Court.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> On December 20, 2011, Kaneko was cleared of all charges after the <a href="/facts/Supreme_Court_of_Japan/VQEBdn4P">Supreme Court of Japan</a> agreed that the prosecution could not prove that he had any intention to promote the software for illegal use.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="in-popular-culture">In popular culture</h2> <p>Japanese heavy metal band, <a href="/facts/Maximum_the_Hormone/eBhjUygH">Maximum the Hormone</a> referenced the software in their song "A-L-I-E-N" by satirically urging listeners to stop using the service in the lyrics.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Anonymous_P2P/tk26uAgL">Anonymous P2P</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/File_sharing_in_Japan/gGfH8GeD">File sharing in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Perfect_Dark_(P2P)/5U8FCC0m">Perfect Dark</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Share_(P2P)/KEGmvlz3">Share</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/WinMX/zNLWjTtw">WinMX</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Winny_copyright_infringement_case/WkXMhKJa">Winny copyright infringement case</a></li></ul> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li>Kaneko Isamu (2005). <i>The Technology of Winny(Winnyの技術 in Japanese)</i>. ASCII. p. 201. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 4-7561-4548-5. (Japanese)</li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li>(in Japanese) <a href="http://winny.4th.jp/">Winny?</a></li> <li>(in Japanese) <a href="http://pckldg.com/p2p/node.php">Download and nodes for Winny, Share, Perfect Dark</a></li> <li>(in Japanese) <a href="http://winny.info/2ch/main/1019230372.html#848">A post on 2ch</a> that critics claim that Kaneko states the aim of development that Kaneko spoke is his will of pushing the tide toward the world filled with copyright law violation</li> <li><a href="http://www.theregister.com/2006/05/17/japan_power_plant_virus_leak/">Japanese power plant secrets leaked by virus</a>, The Register, 17 May 2006</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Hongo, Jun, "File-sharing: Handle Winny at your own risk", Japan Times, October 27, 2009, p. 3. <a href="http://beta.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/27/reference/file-sharing-handle-winny-at-your-own-risk/" target="_blank">http://beta.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/27/reference/file-sharing-handle-winny-at-your-own-risk/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"2018年P2P利用状況調査結果 1/2". www.netagent.co.jp. <a href="https://www.netagent.co.jp/product/p2p/report/201806/01.html" target="_blank">https://www.netagent.co.jp/product/p2p/report/201806/01.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Virus spreads data, scandal over Winny". NBC News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200202181127/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13283771/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/virus-spreads-data-scandal-over-winny/#.XjINxmhKhPY" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20200202181127/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/13283771/ns/technology_and_science-security/t/virus-spreads-data-scandal-over-winny/#.XjINxmhKhPY</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Ōta, Hiroyuki (2006-12-14). "Winny software developer found guilty, fined 1.5 million yen". Mainichi Daily News. Retrieved 2006-12-14. <a href="http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20061213p2a00m0na011000c.html" target="_blank">http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20061213p2a00m0na011000c.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Tim Lord (2009-10-08). "Japanese Ruling Against Winny Dev Overturned On Appeal". Slashdot. Retrieved 2009-10-08. <a href="http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/09/0033200/Japanese-Ruling-Against-Winny-Dev-Overturned-On-Appeal" target="_blank">http://yro.slashdot.org/story/09/10/09/0033200/Japanese-Ruling-Against-Winny-Dev-Overturned-On-Appeal</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Supreme court finds Winny creator not guilty" (in Japanese). NHK (Online). 2011-12-20. <a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20111220/k10014782281000.html" target="_blank">http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20111220/k10014782281000.html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"File-Sharing App Creator Not Guilty of Copyright Infringement". Torrentfreak.com. 2011-12-23. <a href="http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharing-app-creator-not-guilty-of-copyright-infringement-111223/" target="_blank">http://torrentfreak.com/file-sharing-app-creator-not-guilty-of-copyright-infringement-111223/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"マキシマム ザ ホルモン (MAXIMUM THE HORMONE) – A-L-I-E-N Lyrics". <a href="https://genius.com/14978823" target="_blank">https://genius.com/14978823</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>