Police from Miyagi Prefecture arrested three men. They are accused of creating a site that published spoilers of anime and movies from January to February 2023, Sendai Television Incorporated reports.
All three were accused of violating copyright law. According to law enforcement officers, they published various scenes from new films and anime, descriptions of content and character dialogues without the permission of the copyright holders. The detainees are accused of violating the copyright of 12 companies for three works: the action movie "Godzilla: Minus One" and the anime "Volleyball! The Battle at the Junkyard and Overlord 3.
"Police believe that these three individuals operated an illegal website for the purpose of generating advertising revenue and are currently investigating", Sendai Television Incorporated wrote.
This is the first time that a spoiler resource has been blocked in Japan, which publishes articles describing the content of films.
Afisha Daily drew attention to the fact that in this country they have already been detained for spoilers. In May, a YouTube blogger was arrested for illegally publishing gameplay videos. He monetized these videos.
In May 2023, a 52-year-old Japanese man was arrested for uploading gameplay videos based on the visual novel Steins; Gate: My Darling’s Embrace. The video, in particular, shows the ending of the game. In addition to the novel itself, the man uploaded excerpts from the anime adaptation and fragments of the anime "Spy Family" in the format of a short retelling. The YouTuber monetized these videos, unlike other bloggers who also published gameplay videos, but did not receive income from it. The Japanese was accused of copyright infringement, he pleaded guilty.
All three were accused of violating copyright law. According to law enforcement officers, they published various scenes from new films and anime, descriptions of content and character dialogues without the permission of the copyright holders. The detainees are accused of violating the copyright of 12 companies for three works: the action movie "Godzilla: Minus One" and the anime "Volleyball! The Battle at the Junkyard and Overlord 3.
"Police believe that these three individuals operated an illegal website for the purpose of generating advertising revenue and are currently investigating", Sendai Television Incorporated wrote.
This is the first time that a spoiler resource has been blocked in Japan, which publishes articles describing the content of films.
Afisha Daily drew attention to the fact that in this country they have already been detained for spoilers. In May, a YouTube blogger was arrested for illegally publishing gameplay videos. He monetized these videos.
In May 2023, a 52-year-old Japanese man was arrested for uploading gameplay videos based on the visual novel Steins; Gate: My Darling’s Embrace. The video, in particular, shows the ending of the game. In addition to the novel itself, the man uploaded excerpts from the anime adaptation and fragments of the anime "Spy Family" in the format of a short retelling. The YouTuber monetized these videos, unlike other bloggers who also published gameplay videos, but did not receive income from it. The Japanese was accused of copyright infringement, he pleaded guilty.
