Regarding the damage to pirated sites that post manga on the Internet without permission, an organization made by publishers estimated the damage amount in November to be 35 billion yen, which is the worst scale ever. It was.
Regarding manga pirated sites, "Manga Village", which publishes more than 50,000 works without permission, has become a big problem, and in July, the organization that plays a central role in piracy countermeasures created by publishers and related organizations. General Incorporated Association ABJ "was established.
According to ABJ, pirated sites other than Manga Village have appeared one after another, and the number of monthly access to the top 5 most visited sites was about 48 million in January, but in August. It has surged to about 110 million, and the situation continued to be as high as 140 million last month, which is more than the time when "Manga Village" was most seen.
The amount of damage is estimated to be 35 billion yen, the worst scale ever
The amount of damage estimated based on the number of accesses and staying time has been increasing since then, and in November, the top 5 sites alone reached about 35 billion yen, which is 9 times that of January, which is the worst ever. It is said that it is on a scale.
Atsushi Ito, chairman of the public relations department at ABJ, said, "It's a serious situation where malicious sites that are difficult to identify the operator are appearing one after another, and the damage cannot be stopped. Never use pirated copies to protect the manga culture. I want you to do it. "