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Cloudflare files Japan appeal brief in landmark manga-piracy case

By Toko Sekiguchi ( February 19, 2026, 07:30 GMT | Insight) -- Cloudflare said it has filed its appeal brief with Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court seeking to overturn a landmark Tokyo ruling that held the US content-delivery network liable for aiding large-scale manga piracy, arguing that neutral internet infrastructure should not bear legal responsibility for third-party content.Cloudflare said it has filed its appeal brief with Japan’s Intellectual Property High Court seeking to overturn a landmark Tokyo ruling that held the US content-delivery network, or CDN, liable for aiding large-scale manga piracy, arguing that neutral internet infrastructure should not bear legal responsibility for third-party content....

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