"Kimetsu no Yaiba" fake figure sale 8 people arrested on suspicion of violating copyright law September 24, 19:23
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A series of fake figures of characters appearing in the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba" were sold on the Internet, and a total of eight people were arrested by the Kyoto Prefectural Police and Hyogo Prefectural Police on suspicion of violating copyright law. I did.
Of these, five men, including unemployed Ippei Yasuda (29) in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, were arrested by the Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters, and appeared in the "Devil's Blade" from February to June. There is a suspicion of violating copyright law for selling fake figures of the characters who do so without permission at an internet auction.
Each figure was traded for about 1500 to 4500 yen, but the winning bidder consulted the police and was discovered because there was no description of the manufacturer and the shape and color were poor. ..
The five were sold separately on the auction site, and four admitted to the investigation, Yasuda said, "I'm sure they sold it, but I didn't recognize it as a fake or pirated version." It means that he has partially denied the charges.
Regarding the sale of fake figures of the character of "Devil's Blade", Kobe City, Semboku City, Akita Prefecture, and three men aged 33 to 58 in Izumi Ward, Sendai City, Hyogo Prefectural Police and Akita He was arrested by the prefectural police, and the police are investigating the sources in detail.