Sued for $14 Million by Publishers
By Epic Dope Staff | September 3, 2022
Most otakus are guilty of pirating. While we think of it as giving in to curiosity, we are harming the very creators that we want to support.
Kadokawa, Shueisha, and Shogakukan, some of the biggest Japanese publishers, have sued the Mangamura platform for $14.2 million.
The platform was struck due to hosting these 17 popular manga series: One Piece, Kingdom, Overlord, Wise Man’s Grandchild, The Rising of the Shield Hero.
Mangamura was launched in 2016 and was indicted in 2018. Zakay Romi, the administrator of Mangamura, was considered guilty by the Fukuoka District Court in June 2021.
Mangamura posted around 8,200 titles which is equivalent to 73,000 volumes. The website hosted manga, manhwa, and other literary works.
The three plaintiffs claim to have filed this lawsuit so that creators can challenge new horizons without fear of piracy.