July 23, 2003
What 8 teenagers think about digital shoplifting
Japan Today's Sachie Kanda dropped in on some teenagers to find out what they thought of digital shoplifting - people who visit book stores to photograph magazine pages with their cellphones rather than make a purchase.
Makoto Saito, 20
"You've just given me a good idea. From now on, I do not need to stand in crowded bookstores for hours to read the latest magazines. I can read them at home on my cell phone. You know, I can't help thinking that you in the media are just making the situation worse. If you didn't make a big deal about it, not many people would know about digital shoplifting."
Koji Sakurada, 23
"I don't think the camera in a cell phone is good enough to take a photo of detailed information on a magazine page.
Yuri Endo, 16
" Personally, though, I don't have the nerve to take a photo at a bookstore because my cell phone makes a noise when I take a photo. Sometimes I hear the noise in a train and I think it must be some pervert."
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