Business Jan 6, 2022
China bans most exclusive copyright deals for digital music platforms
The order comes amid a widening crackdown by Chinese regulators on the country's technology sector.
National / Crime & Legal Dec 31, 2021
Damage from one recently-closed site, Manga Bank, is believed to have totaled over ¥200 billion.
National / Crime & Legal Nov 19, 2021
According to the verdict, the man sold 2,700 copies of the software racking up around ¥31.7 million in sales.
National / Crime & Legal Nov 17, 2021
The trio breached copyright law posting the shortened versions of movies on YouTube with narration describing the films' plots.
National Sep 27, 2021
Two men arrested over unauthorized copying of Japanese-style artwork
The unauthorized prints were elaborate enough to deceive many, except for specialists, who noticed that the signatures and coloring were slightly unnatural.
National Sep 3, 2021
Japan's new digital chief called out for image copyright gaffe
by Chang-ran Kim and Sam Nussey
A blog post by Yoko Ishikura published last displayed a low-resolution image with a "Pixta" watermark, a breach of the stock photo platform's terms of service.
Business Aug 12, 2021
Websites and apps featuring pirated movies and TV shows make about $1.3 billion from advertising each year, including from major companies like Amazon.com Inc., according to a study.
Business / Tech Jul 13, 2021
Google fined $593 million by French antitrust agency
by Gaspard Sebag
The tech giant is increasingly paying publishers worldwide, but on its own terms.
National / Crime & Legal Jun 24, 2021
Fast movies, edited without permission of copyright holders, are each about 10 minutes long and give brief explanations about the stories.
National Jun 2, 2021
Ex-illegal manga site operator slapped with three-year prison sentence
The Manga-Mura website is believed to have caused the manga industry losses of over ¥300 billion.
Commentary / World May 11, 2021
China makes us rethink capitalism
by Brad Glosserman
Make no mistake: China is in many important ways a capitalist country; but Chinese capitalism is a very different animal from that practiced in the West.
National / Crime & Legal Jan 14, 2021
Artist wins copyright claim over goldfish-filled phone booth
In its defense, a merchant's association which erected a similar work in Nara Prefecture claimed that putting goldfish into a phone booth is "nothing but an idea."