4Kids files for bankruptcy protection in order to halt a lawsuit by TV Tokyo.
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Funimation Files for Dismissal of BitTorrent Lawsuit
On March 18th, anime publisher FUNimation filed a dismissal of their piracy lawsuit that began in January.
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Filesharing Increases Anime DVD Sales According to Study
A study by the Japanese Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry shows many positive effects that piracy has on Anime sales.
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Funimation Files Piracy Lawsuit, Reschedules Releases
On Monday, anime publishing giant FUNimation filed a lawsuit against 1,337 “John Doe” defendants for their participation in an “unlawful reproduction and distribution” of the One Piece episode #481 “Ace Rescued! Whitebeard’s Final Order!”
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Passes Revised Youth Bill
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has passed a revised version of the pornography bill we reported on back in June.
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Sony Files Request to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit
According to IGN, Sony has moved to dismiss the class action lawsuit raised against them after they removed the “Other OS” feature with a firmware update. The lawsuit was originally seven separate claims that a California judge combined into one filing.
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Nintendo Sends C&D Letters To Pokémon Fansites
According to a report on the Pokémon wiki Bulbapedia, multiple Pokémon fansites have been served cease and desist letters regarding their hosting of Pokémon Black and White images.
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