On November 19, the Tokyo High Court (Japan) ruled that the US cloud service company Cloudflare Inc. must pay about 500 million yen (equivalent to 3 million USD) in compensation to four major manga publishers in the country for allegedly supporting a private website to violate copyright.
Specifically, the four publishers filing the lawsuit include Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc. and Kadokawa Corp., which are known for popular manga series such as “One Piece” and “Attack on Titan.”
The Tokyo High Court has almost entirely approved the group of four publishers' compensation claims, the plaintiffs said, in what is believed to be the first judicial ruling in Japan to hold a company that facilitates the transmission of cached digital content liable for damages.
The court ruling found that Cloudflare had contracted with one of the largest pirate sites. The company provided a content delivery network (CDN) service, which allowed it to temporarily copy data from the infringing site's server and distribute it to a large number of users.
Judge Aya Takahashi, presiding over the trial, found that Cloudflare had simplified the identity verification process, making it easier for website owners to distribute unauthorized copies effectively. Accordingly, Cloudflare was accused of failing to fulfill its obligation to stop providing services despite the aforementioned group of publishers sending notices of copyright infringement.
Cloudflare, for its part, argues that the website owner, who remains anonymous, is responsible for the transmission of the data. The cloud services company said it would appeal, arguing that the Tokyo High Court's ruling would seriously affect the efficiency and reliability of the internet./.
Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/cloudflare-inc-phai-boi-thuong-hang-trieu-usd-do-vi-pham-ban-quyen-post1078179.vnp
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