Last Thursday, the Tokyo District Court ruled that 39-year-old Wataru Takeuchi was guilty of violating Japanese law that prohibits the creation of “a new work by making creative modifications to the original while preserving its essential characteristics.” Takeuchi worked as administrator of a website that published lengthy, spoiler-heavy descriptions from popular movies and series. And two of Takeuchi’s “articles” — one about Godzilla Minus One and another focused on the Overlord anime adaptation — prompted Toho (owner of the Godzilla) and Kadokawa Shoten (the publisher behind Overlord) to file joint lawsuits through the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA).
yes. how deep does this go. I mean what are the chances that someon who gets some info on not yet released things would publish it this close to the release of the things. Why didn’t this happen last year? Or the year before? Why now!?
Court processes are not quick.
Someone familiar with judicial processes in Japan would know whether 18 months is about the norm or not.