A campaign to stop people from using camera-equipped cell phones to photograph magazines

Following reports that digital shoplifters are on the rise in Japan -- people who visit book stores to photograph magazine pages with their cellphones rather than make a purchase, a group of Japanese publishers launched a campaign to stop people from using camera-equipped cell phones to photograph magazines instead of buying them, reports FinanceAsia.com. For the next two months, the association is posting notices at bookstores across the nation advising customers that such usage is illegal.

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