News Manga publishers sue Cloudflare

[thomas]

Several Japanese manga publishers - Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan and Kadokawa - sued Cloudflare (a service we also use here at JREF), accusing the web infrastructure company of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles. Piracy is a long-running problem for Japan's manga industry, with publishers saying they lose millions in revenue as a result.

They will seek a combined ¥400 million ($3.5 million) in damages, according to a source with knowledge of the suit. The site Cloudflare is accused of helping, by providing a server that can handle significant online traffic, has an estimated 300 million views a month and distributes about 4,000 manga titles, the source added. Piracy sites, where copies of graphic novels are distributed for free, have long tormented publishers of manga epics such as "One Piece" and "Attack on Titan," with losses estimated at millions of dollars in Japan alone. Cloudflare did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but it is not the first time it has come under fire from manga publishers.

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[Petaris]

More of the same. I have to say that I always hold their estimated losses as wild fantasies. It doesn't matter if its Manga, Anime, Movies in general, or software.