Digital Piracy

Japan-Korea AI Manga Piracy Case
  1. Japan-Korea AI Manga Piracy Case
  2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-05-12)
  3. Original Case: 日韓AI漫画著作権侵害事件 (令和8年)
  4. Key Figures: Defendant 1: NexaMind AI (South Korean tech startup), CEO Park Joon-young; Defendant 2: Kenzo Tanaka (Japanese systems engineer); Plaintiff: Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc., and a coalition of manga artists represented by the Japan Cartoonists Association
  5. Case Tags: Cross-Border IP Crime;Generative AI Regulation;Digital Piracy;Japan-Korea Relations
Tokyo Spoiler Site Copyright Infringement Case
  1. Tokyo Spoiler Site Copyright Infringement Case
  2. Jurisdiction: Japan (2026-04-16)
  3. Original Case: 東京地裁ネタバレサイト著作権侵害事件
  4. Key Figures: Wataru Takeuchi (website operator); Toho Co., Ltd. & Kadokawa Corporation (IP rights holders); Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) (complainant); Jun Shimato (presiding judge)
  5. Case Tags: Copyright Infringement;Criminal Prosecution;Derivative Work;Digital Piracy