alt.hn

4/20/2026 at 8:24:51 PM

Japanese man sentenced to prison for posting spoilers

https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/914984/godzilla-minus-one-overlord-coda-spoilers-lawsuit-toho-kadokawa-shoten

by speckx

4/20/2026 at 9:53:45 PM

The article later clarifies that the actual crime was to post extensive screenshots and descriptions of movies on his blogs, to such detail that it was essentially like reading a picture-book adaptation of the movie. This is really not the same as "posting spoilers."

by throwawayk7h

4/21/2026 at 12:16:02 AM

If not for protecting media giants - this seems like a wonderful service. There are plenty of great movies I will never watch. Having the ability to scroll through a detailed summary with pictures would make it feel much more real than reading a media-less plot summary.

by 3eb7988a1663

4/21/2026 at 1:07:26 AM

> If not for protecting media giants - [ … ]

As soon as we start conditioning ethics, we give up and undermine the principles behind those ethics.

by Nevermark

4/20/2026 at 11:36:27 PM

Yeah, this seems more like a copyright issue than a "spoilers" issue

by oliyoung

4/21/2026 at 4:51:20 AM

For me, there is a sign-up modal overlay that prevents reading or scrolling, even though the entire article loads. How did others manage to read the article?

by rendall