History of CODA

CODA continues to develop by expanding and strengthening its various businesses in line with the demands of the times, such as the situation surrounding Japanese content.

Surroundings of
Japanese Content

CODA’s Major
Initiatives

The Japanese government has made progress in developing a framework for content creation, protection, and utilization.
February 2002

・Intellectual Property-based Nation Declaration made by then Prime Minister Koizumi

・Strategic Council on Intellectual Property established by the Japanese government
December 2002

・Intellectual Property Basic Act enacted
March 2003

・Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters (IPSH) established in the Cabinet (Since then, an Intellectual Property Promotion Plan has been developed every year.)
May 2004

・Act on Promotion of Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Contents enacted
July 2005

・At the G8 Summit, the Japanese government promotes the necessity to establish a legal framework to prevent counterfeiting and piracy
November 2005

・The APEC Summit establishes the guidelines on the prevention of the sale of counterfeit and pirated products
With the Internet and digital technology spread broadly, such as UGC (user-generated content) websites, the vulnerability of content to the online environment (easy to be duplicated, sent, and received) has become apparent. Along with the expanding online infringement, the number of cases which Japan alone cannot deal with, such as cross-border infringement of Japanese content, is increasing.
October 2012

・Copyright Act amended: criminalization of illegal downloading
January 2016

・Piracy website ‘Manga-mura’ established, becoming a social problem (closed in April 2018)
Along with the digital technology spread further, an increasing number of infringement cases become artful, where it is difficult to identify and charge the operators.
April 2018

・Announcement in the ‘Emergency Measures Against Pirate Websites on the Internet’ by IPSH and the Ministerial Council on Crime Control that site blocking is appropriate, specifying the target to ‘Manga-mura,’ ‘Anitube,’ and ‘MioMio,’ that led to a major discussion at government review meetings thereafter
October 2019

・‘Comprehensive Countermeasures and Timetable Against Internet Piracy’ released by IPSH
October 2020

・Copyright Act amended: clarification of the restrictions on so-called leech websites
Damage caused by internet piracy has been further exacerbated due to the stay-at-home demand expanded by COVID-19. In addition, it is increasing necessary to raise public awareness of the piracy issue which implicates younger generations year by year.

August 2002

・Established as a voluntary organization
・Conducts research on overseas markets and piracy

・Connects with overseas government agencies, enforcement authorities, local licensees, and industry associations

・Sends instructors to seminars and symposiums aimed at raising copyright awareness in countries where infringement occurs
September 2004

・Announces the development and operation of the CJ Mark (to prevent infringement through trademark enforcement)
January 2005

・Starts PR and educational activity such as training seminars for overseas government officials, educators, and legal professionals

・Launches joint enforcement efforts in collaboration with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) to counter offline infringement in Asia
April 2009

・Registered as a general incorporated association to strengthen the foundation of CODA’s organization and activity

・Starts operating the Automated Contents Monitoring Center as a demonstration by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry against online infringement
Since around 2011

・Strengthens and accelerates collaboration with relevant overseas government agencies and organizations (MPA (2014, and renewed every two years thereafter), KCOPA (2017), COA (2017), IPOPHL (2022), Hong Kong Customs (2022), Copyright Society of China (2023), and so on)
Since around 2012

・Conducts business meetings for authorized distribution, where Japanese rights holders and overseas video distributors can have a face-to-face discussion
April 2014

・Puts indirect countermeasures against infringement into full-fledged operation in phases (blocking access, cutting off funding sources, and so on)
February 2016

・Makes recommendations to the government on regulating leech websites, operating site blocking, and taking actions against online advertising
June and July 2016

・Starts human monitoring (visual observation) demonstration tests and fingerprinting from TV broadcasts at the Automated Contents Monitoring Center
December 2018

・Successful criminal exposure of malicious pirate stores in China (first case based on a CODA complaint)
May 2020

・Launches PR website for general consumers (renewed in November 2022)
April 2021

・Launches the Cross-border Enforcement Project (CBEP) to strengthen international enforcement procedures, such as detecting overseas pirate website operators
January 2022

・CODA Beijing Office acquires NGO legal entity in China and begins full-fledged operations
February 2022

・First leech website exposure in Japan (for non-adult content) by the Gunma Prefectural Police
From February 2023

・Criminal exposure of B9GOOD, one of the largest pirate anime websites in China
April 2023

・Begins the provision of ‘Digital Etiquette of Teenagers,’ a project-based learning program for the young generation

The Japanese government has made progress in developing a framework for content creation, protection, and utilization.
February 2002

・Intellectual Property-based Nation Declaration made by then Prime Minister Koizumi

・Strategic Council on Intellectual Property established by the Japanese government
August 2002

・Established as a voluntary organization
・Conducts research on overseas markets and piracy

・Connects with overseas government agencies, enforcement authorities, local licensees, and industry associations

・Sends instructors to seminars and symposiums aimed at raising copyright awareness in countries where infringement occurs
December 2002

・Intellectual Property Basic Act enacted
March 2003

・Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters (IPSH) established in the Cabinet (Since then, an Intellectual Property Promotion Plan has been developed every year.)
May 2004

・Act on Promotion of Creation, Protection and Exploitation of Contents enacted
September 2004

・Announces the development and operation of the CJ Mark (to prevent infringement through trademark enforcement)
January 2005

・Starts PR and educational activity such as training seminars for overseas government officials, educators, and legal professionals

・Launches joint enforcement efforts in collaboration with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) to counter offline infringement in Asia
July 2005

・At the G8 Summit, the Japanese government promotes the necessity to establish a legal framework to prevent counterfeiting and piracy
November 2005

・The APEC Summit establishes the guidelines on the prevention of the sale of counterfeit and pirated products
With the Internet and digital technology spread broadly, such as UGC (user-generated content) websites, the vulnerability of content to the online environment (easy to be duplicated, sent, and received) has become apparent. Along with the expanding online infringement, the number of cases which Japan alone cannot deal with, such as cross-border infringement of Japanese content, is increasing.
April 2009

・Registered as a general incorporated association to strengthen the foundation of CODA’s organization and activity

・Starts operating the Automated Contents Monitoring Center as a demonstration by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry against online infringement
Since around 2011

・Strengthens and accelerates collaboration with relevant overseas government agencies and organizations
(MPA (2014, and renewed every two years thereafter), KCOPA (2017), COA (2017), IPOPHL (2022), Hong Kong Customs (2022), Copyright Society of China (2023), and so on)
October 2012

・Copyright Act amended: criminalization of illegal downloading
Since around 2012

・Conducts business meetings for authorized distribution, where Japanese rights holders and overseas video distributors can have a face-to-face discussion
April 2014

・Puts indirect countermeasures against infringement into full-fledged operation in phases (blocking access, cutting off funding sources, and so on)
January 2016

・Piracy website ‘Manga-mura’ established, becoming a social problem (closed in April 2018)
Along with the digital technology spread further, an increasing number of infringement cases become artful, where it is difficult to identify and charge the operators.
February 2016

・Makes recommendations to the government on regulating leech websites, operating site blocking, and taking actions against online advertising
June and July 2016

・Starts human monitoring (visual observation) demonstration tests and fingerprinting from TV broadcasts at the Automated Contents Monitoring Center
April 2018

・Announcement in the ‘Emergency Measures Against Pirate Websites on the Internet’ by IPSH and the Ministerial Council on Crime Control that site blocking is appropriate, specifying the target to ‘Manga-mura,’ ‘Anitube,’ and ‘MioMio,’ that led to a major discussion at government review meetings thereafter
December 2018

・Successful criminal exposure of malicious pirate stores in China (first case based on a CODA complaint)
October 2019

・‘Comprehensive Countermeasures and Timetable Against Internet Piracy’ released by IPSH
May 2020

・Launches PR website for general consumers (renewed in November 2022)
October 2020

・Copyright Act amended: clarification of the restrictions on so-called leech websites
Damage caused by internet piracy has been further exacerbated due to the stay-at-home demand expanded by COVID-19. In addition, it is increasing necessary to raise public awareness of the piracy issue which implicates younger generations year by year.
April 2021

・Launches the Cross-border Enforcement Project (CBEP) to strengthen international enforcement procedures, such as detecting overseas pirate website operators
January 2022

・CODA Beijing Office acquires NGO legal entity in China and begins full-fledged operations
February 2022

・First leech website exposure in Japan (for non-adult content) by the Gunma Prefectural Police
From February 2023

・Criminal exposure of B9GOOD, one of the largest pirate anime websites in China
April 2023

・Begins the provision of ‘Digital Etiquette of Teenagers,’ a project-based learning program for the young generation

Overview of CODA’s Business Expansion

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