Toho Pictures and others jointly sued the publisher of movie commentary for 500 million yen

Do you remember the first case in Japan in late 2021 where a publisher of movie commentary was found guilty (reported by this website)? However, after the three defendants received a huge fine and a sentence of imprisonment, bigger troubles came again. On May 19, 13 companies including Toho Pictures jointly sued the three people, claiming a huge amount of 500 million yen.

•Are you still making movie commentaries? This case has completely frightened Japanese UP hosts. Although the three defendants have been severely punished, bigger troubles are coming soon.

•Today, May 19, 13 companies including Toho Pictures jointly sued the three people, and the amount of compensation reached 500 million yen. The basis for the huge amount of compensation came from a simple and crude algorithm. Because the total number of clicks on the criminals' movie commentary videos was 10,274,711 times, and based on the calculation of a loss of 200 yen per view, the actual loss in the minds of Toho Pictures and other 13 companies has exceeded 2 billion yen.

•According to Toho Pictures, the claim of 500 million yen is already an extraordinary "leniency outside the law". Currently, all parties are paying attention to whether the court supports the film company's compensation calculation method. What is certain is that the three criminals have probably already prepared for bankruptcy.