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Japanese police arrested three men on October 29 on suspicion of violating copyright laws by hosting a so-called \u201cspoiler site\u201d for anime and films (source: Sendai Television Incorporated<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three men who were arrested are the CEO, employee and a freelancer of a company in Tokyo. Between January 2024 and February 2024, they allegedly ran a website where they posted digests of anime and films using snapshots of scenes and textual transcripts of dialogue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By doing so without permission from the rightsholders, the three are suspected of infringing on the copyrights of a total of 12 companies for the purpose of earning ad revenue. Some of the titles named in the case are Godzilla Minus One, Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle and Overlord. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Godzilla<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Japanese publisher Kadokawa released a statement<\/a> regarding the case, revealing that it joined forces with Godzilla franchise-owner Toho to file the criminal complaint that led to the arrest. According to Kadokawa, the offending site hosted a full textual transcript of the third season of Overlord, going beyond the scope of what can be overlooked as \u201clawful quotation.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan\u2019s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA) says that this is the first case of an arrest related to hosting a spoiler\/digest site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright-related crackdowns seem to be on the rise in Japan in recent times, especially when it comes to anime and manga-related IPs. Earlier this year, Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha filed a criminal complaint against foreign manga leakers, which likewise resulted in an arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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