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Chinese man arrested in Japan for running Japanese anime piracy site, app

( March 7, 2025, 02:14 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Chinese man operating a Japanese animation piracy site was arrested by the Shijiazhuang Public Security Bureau for copyright infringement on Feb. 11. According to Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association, or CODA, the man distributed unauthorized Japanese anime through a website and an Android app, both called "ZzzFun," that catered to Chinese users. The first criminal case of its kind in Heibei Province, the arrest followed a criminal complaint filed by CODA's Beijing office on behalf of 13 Japanese rights holders.The statement follows:...

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