Shueisha breaks silence on manga leakers arrests NetflixShueisha, the manga publisher behind Shonen Jump, has released a statement following the arrests of two suspected leakers in Japan. The manga industry is expanding rapidly \u2013 and leaks are getting easier to find. Fans rarely have to wait for the official release of manga chapters, as leakers take to social media to reveal spoilers days beforehand. Two individuals were recently arrested by police in Japan on suspicion of breaching the country\u2019s Copyright Act. It\u2019s believed the leakers bought early copies of WSJ from wholesale shops in Tokyo, before taking photos of raw scans of popular titles like Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, and Blue Lock on their phones and distributing them online. Following the arrests and the ensuing reaction on social media, Shonen Jump\u2019s publisher has issued a statement. Shueisha responds to manga leakers arrests On February 5, 2024, Shueisha issued a statement addressing the arrests, and also shared its concerns about leaks affecting the manga industry negatively The press release reads: \u201cOn February 4, 2024, a company manager of a corporation in Tokyo and others were arrested by the Kumamoto and Niigata Prefectural Police Joint Investigation Headquarters on suspicion of violating the Copyright Act. The suspects are suspected of having obtained and digitized our publication \u2018Weekly Shonen Jump\u2019 prior to its release date and uploaded it to a pirate site without permission, and an investigation into the source of the \u2018early-barrel\u2019 leakage is currently underway. \u201cThe illegal uploading of manga magazines before their official release date, known as \u2018early-bulletins,\u2019 is spreading through social networking services and other means, depriving readers of the enjoyment they have come to expect from the magazine. \u201cThe author is also very distressed, and we consider this to be an extremely serious problem. Therefore, we consider the arrest of the suspect to be a major step forward toward solving the problem, and we hope that the clarification of the \u2018early exposure\u2019 route will lead to the deterrence of future damage. \u201cShueisha will continue to take all possible measures to protect the rights of authors and their works, which they have put their heart and soul into, and to ensure that readers can enjoy manga in an appropriate manner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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