Tom’s Hardware: Tokyo court rules movie and anime ‘spoiler articles’ are copyright infringement in landmark criminal case — detailed, monetized plot summaries land man in Japanese prison. “In a new landmark ruling, the Tokyo District Court has sentenced 39-year-old Wataru Takeuchi to 1.5 years in prison and imposed a 1 million Yen ($6,300) fine for posting ‘spoiler articles.’ The defendant […]

Unseen Japan: Japan’s Anime and Manga Industries Are Feeling the AI Squeeze . “In 2024, Japan’s otaku-related industries reached a total market value of $25 billion, in no small part due to an explosion in global popularity. As an IP-driven industry, however, the sudden appearance and expansion of generative AI (GenAI) threw a massive wrench into the works at the height of this anime boom. […]

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Techdirt: Greater Than Zero: The Anti-AI Pushback On Gaming Preservation Efforts Makes No Sense. “I’m not some AI evangelist. I fully recognize that there are error and other problems with AI… and I imagine there always will be, to some extent. AI is not always, or perhaps even mostly, the right tool to use. Nor will it always have benefits that outweigh problems it creates for we human […]