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This case was initiated after CODA\u2019s Beijing office filed a criminal complaint with the Public Security Bureau on behalf of Japanese rights holders in May 2024. The request to pursue criminal action was made by a total of 13 companies: Aniplex Inc., KADOKAWA CORPORATION, King Record Co., Ltd., KODANSHA LTD., SHOGAKUKAN Inc., SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., TV TOKYO Corporation, TOEI ANIMATION CO., LTD., TOHO CO., LTD., NIKKATSU CORPORATION, Happinet Phantom Studios Co., Ltd., Fuji Television Network, Inc., PONY CANYON INC.
For the criminal complaint, each rights holder cooperated by using CODA\u2019s Rights Inquiry Database*, which has been in operation since March 2023, to verify the damages caused by “ZzzFun” and support the legal proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent years, online piracy cases that target local audiences in foreign countries rather than Japanese users\u2014so-called \u201coverseas-originated and overseas-targeted\u201d piracy\u2014have been increasingly recognized as a growing issue. Japan\u2019s Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters has identified this issue as an urgent priority in its “Intellectual Property Promotion Plan 2024”, emphasizing the importance of addressing it.
Thanks to the swift investigation by the Hebei Public Security Bureau, the operator was quickly identified and subsequently arrested. CODA, in cooperation with its member companies that have suffered damages, will continue to closely monitor the case, including developments in further investigations and the criminal trial, and will seek strict criminal punishment for the suspect.
This activity was part of a project entrusted from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
*The CODA Rights Inquiry Database is a system designed to enable accurate and rapid responses to investigation requests from the Chinese Public Security Bureau and other authorities by confirming whether CODA member content has been infringed in China, as well as checking ownership and authorization status of the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Regarding this release, on November 18, 2025, the Yuhua District People\u2019s Court of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province handed down a guilty verdict for copyright infringement, sentencing the defendant to one year\u2019s imprisonment and a fine of 35,000 yuan (approximately JPY 800,000). The appeal period has since expired, and the judgment has become final.
\u25a0 Reference: Conviction Finalized for Operator of Japanese Anime Piracy Site & App ZzzFun,Following Criminal Complaint by CODA
https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/news\/853\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
About CODA<\/strong>
CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) was established in 2002 at the call of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Agency for Cultural Affairs to promote the overseas development of Japanese content and take anti-piracy measures. Japan\u2019s proud content, including music, movies, anime, broadcast programs, video games, and publishing, plays an important role in enhancing the nation\u2019s international presence and economic growth. As digital technology becomes more widespread, it is even more significant to protect Japan\u2019s content from increasingly artful copyright infringement and promote the content industry\u2019s development. CODA contributes to the deterrence and detection of online and other piracy, by sharing knowledge with relevant government agencies, organizations, and companies in Japan and abroad, to engage in direct and indirect anti-piracy measures, as well as public relations activities. Visit https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/activity\/<\/a> for more information on CODA\u2019s projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","news_cat":[4],"class_list":["post-683","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_cat-copyright"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coda-cj.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_cat?post=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}