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Chinese court finalizes prison sentence for Japanese anime piracy site operator

( July 31, 2025, 03:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A Chinese court has finalized the criminal conviction of the operator of a Japanese anime piracy site that streamed over 30,000 unauthorized anime episodes, including 10,000 from Japanese rights holders. The Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court upheld on July 4 a 2-year-3-month prison sentence and fines for copyright and document forgery offenses, following a 2021 complaint to Chinese authorities by two licensed Chinese distributors of Japanese anime and cooperation from Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association, or CODA.  The statement follows:...

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