According to Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS), a 18 year old student was arrested for uploading manga scans to an online storage MEGAUPLOAD. He had been running a private blog "Manga.jp" and sharing the scans with a total of 2.5 million people. There were 3,800 files of 260 titles available on the blog. The uploaded manga include One Piece, Nurarihyon no Mago, Eden no Ori, and Sket Dance.
Picture of the seized PCs and disc media from the student
He collected the manga scans from other online sharing sites and has earned 300,000 yen ($1 = 83 yen) through Amazon Associate program since March 2010.
Sources: ACCS, IT Media
Picture of the seized PCs and disc media from the student
He collected the manga scans from other online sharing sites and has earned 300,000 yen ($1 = 83 yen) through Amazon Associate program since March 2010.
Sources: ACCS, IT Media
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Anime