Data analytics company MUSO released its 2024 report on piracy trends, estimating that while…
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Toho Accuses Anime Accounts of Stealing Its Content, Demands Twitter Identify Them in New U.S. Subpoena Request
by Chike Nwaenie June 5, 2025Major anime producer Toho has requested that the U.S. District Court for Northern California…
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Kakao Entertainment Shuts Down Another Web Novel Piracy Site — Light Novel Pub/Light Novel World
by Chike Nwaenie June 5, 2025Kakao Entertainment took responsibility for the shutdown of the popular light novel piracy websites…
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U.S. Naruto Lawsuit Wins TV Tokyo Up to $4.7 Million in Damages Following Counterfeit Copyright & Trademark Infringement Ruling
by Chike Nwaenie May 29, 2025Naruto anime producer and licensee TV Tokyo won its lawsuit against multiple actors found…
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OKToon Webtoon Pirate Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, $510,000 Seizure
by Chike Nwaenie May 26, 2025Korea's Yonhap News reports that the operator of the major piracy websites Noonoo TV,…
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HiAnime, the World’s Biggest Anime Piracy Site, Attracts Further Notoriety in New European Commission Piracy Watchlist Inclusion
by Chike Nwaenie May 25, 2025HiAnime, the world's biggest anime piracy website, was listed in the European Commission's latest…
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Piracy: Japanese 'Detailed Spoilers' Website Referred to Prosecutors Over Copyright Infringement
by Chike Nwaenie May 21, 2025A company operating a website that provided detailed spoilers and images of films has…
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All Episodes on Major AnimeHeaven Piracy Site Nuked After ‘Crunchyroll’ DMCA Action
by Chike Nwaenie May 19, 2025All episodes on the popular anime piracy streaming site AnimeHeaven are inaccessible following DMCA…
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MangaDex Says It’s Not Shutting Down in Official Response After ‘Approximately 7,000 Titles’ Hit by DMCA Takedowns
by Chike Nwaenie May 19, 2025Popular manga scanlation website MangaDex has responded after it was forced to remove "approximately…
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Webtoon Anti-Piracy's Next Big Battle Sets May 26 Court Date: OKToon, TVWiki, NoonooTV Operator Has First Sentencing Hearing
by Chike Nwaenie May 18, 2025Newsis reports that Mr. A (pseudonym), the operator of the massive Korean piracy streaming…