Manga: 4 companies take legal action in’Manga BANK’
-Manga pirated site-
Shueisha
4 publishers
Manga BANK published all pages of comic books and magazines without permission.
We have been trying to identify illegal operators, saying that “Manga BANK infringes copyright”.
Alleged to US Court:
Shueisha released manga BANK site operator information last month
Name and address,
telephone number,
Information such as IP address,
It had filed a petition with a US court, asking him to “disclose it to Google and others.”
resulting in,
The court granted the complaint on the 12th.
It means that “They have issued a disclosure order to Google and others.”
Cartoon pirated site:
It has been a problem for about four years.
The largest “Manga Village” operator has been caught.
In June, the operator was sentenced to three years in prison for violating copyright law.
General Incorporated Association “ABJ”:
The total number of monthly visits to the top 10 sites including “Manga BANK” is
Last January, it was about 61 million, but last month it was 398 million, more than six times as much.
Total damage this year:
Total damage estimated based on the number of accesses and staying time.
From January to last month, it will amount to 782.7 billion yen.
IT / Net | NHK News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20211114/k10013347781000.html
Japanese publishers to sue illegal manga website
Major publishers in Japan
are preparing to file a criminal complaint against the operator of one of the largest illegal manga-viewing websites in the country.
A US court decision
has now allowed them to identify the operator.Four publishers, including Shueisha,
have accused the pirate website “Manga Bank” of infringing on copyrights.They say the operator
posted all the pages of their comic books and magazines on the website without permission.Shueisha asked a US court in October
to instruct Google and other Internet firms to disclose information about the operator.It wanted the operator’s name, address, phone number, IP address and other data.
Last Friday, the court reportedly
ordered the Internet platforms to disclose the relevant information.Illegal manga websites emerged as a major problem in the publishing industry around four years ago.
A website named “Manga-mura,” or manga village, was once the largest illegal manga site in Japan.
In June, its operator
was sentenced to three years in prison for copyright violations and other actions.NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211115_07/
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