The former operator of the site was arrested on suspicion of violating the copyright law for posting an image of an adult video processed on the Internet using the technology of removing "mosaic" with AI = artificial intelligence. , I found out by interviewing the investigators.
The person arrested was Masayuki Nakamoto (43), a former operator of an internet site living in Takasago City, Hyogo Prefecture.
According to investigators, Nakamoto violated the copyright law in January, saying that he posted 10 adult video images with mosaics processed using AI technology on his own site. There is a suspicion such as.
Using dedicated software, AI was made to guess the mosaic part, and a video that was reproduced so that there was no mosaic was sold, and it was discovered by police cyber patrol.
The police are investigating the actual sales situation in detail because the number of processed videos sold so far has exceeded 10,000 and it seems that they have made a profit of at least 10 million yen.
According to investigators, Nakamoto has admitted to the police investigation.
It seems to be the first time in the country to detect users of the technology of removing mosaics using AI, and police are strengthening the crackdown on the processing of malicious images.