problems related to manga piracy They severely undermine the industry every year. There have been many initiatives promoted by copyright and publication-related bodies, and this time the Japanese government stepped in directly to help some of the most flagged mangakas, offering them free advice.
One was recorded from January to October 2021 due to manga piracy Loss to authors and publishers of 800 billion yen, which equates to approximately €5.72 billion at current exchange rates. Outrageous numbers, even higher than the earnings of the same authors and publishers over the same period.
Some publishers have tried to respond by offering the public digital versions of the works they publish, for example Shueisha with the MangaPlus platform or Square Enix with Manga UP! in court. , Mangamura. But in both cases these are solutions that cannot be proposed for the smaller publishers or for those who publish independentlywhich are often most affected by the phenomenon of piracy.
React the agency for cultural affairs, part of the Japanese government, has set up a free online counseling service for anyone who finds their work has been pirated. They are employed more than 1000 copyright attorneys both in relation to Japanese, North American and European publishing, ready to answer the authors' questions.
