Japan's new intellectual property law will be implemented in 2021. Comics and other books will be included in illegal download items

The "Manga Mura" piracy incident that caused a sensation in the comics industry has caused a lot of heated discussion, but it was still difficult to investigate at the time because the previous Japanese intellectual property law only included images and music in the items regarding illegal downloading. On June 5, the Japanese Senate Assembly was held and a new Japanese Intellectual Property Revision Law was formulated. Comics, books, etc. were also included in the illegal downloading items.

Japan has always been strict in protecting intellectual property rights. However, in the old laws, the only items that could be illegally downloaded were images and music. In recent years, illegal downloads of pirated comics, books, and essays have become increasingly popular. For example, the famous pirated comics website "Mangamura" once made it difficult for Japanese prosecutors.

On June 5, the Japanese Senate convened a meeting. One of the important topics was the revision of intellectual property rights. This time, comics, books, papers, blog posts, etc. were all included in the illegal download items. It is scheduled to be officially implemented on January 1, 2021. From then on, the fight against piracy will truly be based on the law.