In response to the increasing damage caused by pirated sites such as manga and anime internationally, a new organization was established to which copyright protection groups from 13 countries such as Japan belong, and the first meeting was held on April 26. Has been decided to be done.

The newly established "International Anti-Piracy Organization" will be attended by copyright protection organizations and government agencies from 13 countries including Japan, the United States, South Korea, and the Philippines.



Operators of illegal pirated sites often have bases in countries other than copyrighted companies and individuals in order to avoid being caught by law enforcement agencies, which requires the cooperation of law enforcement agencies in each country.



The newly established International Anti-Piracy Organization will investigate information on illegal sites and provide it to investigative agencies in each country or encourage investigations, and the first meeting with stakeholders will be held. It has been decided that it will be held online on April 26th.



For the time being, CODA = "Content Overseas Distribution Association" made by Japanese publishing and animation companies is in charge of the operation, and Chinese and European organizations are also expressing their intention to participate.

Kenro Goto, CODA's representative director, said, "There are differences in anti-piracy measures between countries, and even if there is a law called copyright law, some countries do not operate it. We would like to cooperate with each country to strengthen international enforcement." increase.

"Free reading" damage amount exceeds 1 trillion yen annually in the regular market

When the general incorporated association "ABJ" made by publishers investigated the staying time of 10 pirated sites that were frequently accessed (ABJ), the damage amount of "free reading" that did not pay the fee was one year last year. It is estimated that it will amount to at least 1.19 trillion yen.



The damage amount of the pirated version exceeds about 600 billion yen in the regular manga market including the paper and electronic versions, and the people concerned are raising a sense of crisis about the serious damage.



Japanese manga and anime are popular internationally, so they are easily targeted by pirated editions, and publishers are moving to take legal procedures themselves, such as requesting information disclosure from an American court to identify the operator. It is activating.