Pirated Japanese drama DVDs

Pirated Japanese drama DVDs

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An Aug. 10, 2013, photo taken in Taipei shows part of some 7,500 pirated DVDs of Japanese television dramas seized as Taiwan's Intellectual Property Rights Police raided at two shops in an underground mall of Taipei Station.

Pirated Olympic goods sold in China

Pirated Olympic goods sold in China

BEIJING, China - A doll of Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, is sold at a toy shop in central Beijing on July 28, 2012. While the doll carries a tag for official Olympic goods, its body is partly dirty and torn. China produces more than 60 percent of the official London Olympics products, but a number of pirated Olympic goods are also on sale.

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day.

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day.

Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Award-winning Japanese novelists Jiro Asada, Arimasa Osawa, Mariko Hayashi and Keigo Higashino attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2011. A group of renowned writers and cartoonists, including the four novelists, filed a suit with the Tokyo District Court the same day seeking a court order to stop digital book scanning services, alleging copyright infringement. They argue that such book scanning services could lead to the mass proliferation of pirated works on the Internet and hinder the formation of a digital book market.

Game with pirated illustrations

Game with pirated illustrations

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an iPhone displaying a game using pirated illustrations from popular Japanese comic series ''One Piece.'' Shueisha Inc., the publisher of the series, has urged Apple Inc. to stop selling puzzle video games using pirated illustrations from the comic on its online App Store, sources familiar with the matter said Feb. 1, 2011.

Pirated goods

Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are destroyed in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day.

Pirated goods

Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are gathered for destruction in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day.

Pirated Chinese version of '1Q84'

Pirated Chinese version of '1Q84'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an unauthorized Chinese translation of the novel ''1Q84'' by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, which was found Nov. 9, 2010, being sold as a digital book on Apple Inc.'s online store.

2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

NAGOYA, Japan - Pirated DVDs and computer equipment on display at the Konan police station in Aichi Prefecture on April 22. Police say 300 pirated DVDs had been confiscated from two Brazilians in Nagano Prefecture who allegedly made DVD copies of Disney TV programs for sale in Japan. The suspects, Isawa Hevio Yukishigue and Alves Valter Teles, allegedly have netted 250 million yen since March 2000, selling pirated DVDs on the Internet and through Brazilian stores in Japan.

Japan calls for int'l convention against pirated goods

Japan calls for int'l convention against pirated goods

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a meeting of the government headquarters on intellectual property rights at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 10.

Man arrested for allegedly selling pirated DVDs via Web

Man arrested for allegedly selling pirated DVDs via Web

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo police confiscated Feb. 4 pirated DVD versions of Japanese television animation (shown in photo) which Kazuhide Abe of Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, allegedly sold on the Internet.

Gov't to reinforce countermeasures for pirated products+

Gov't to reinforce countermeasures for pirated products+

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) presides over a meeting of his Strategic Council on Intellectual Property on March 20. The panel of academics and experts from the public and business sectors discussed reinforcing countermeasures to protect intellectual property rights of Japanese products, which are widely pirated in the Asian region, including motorcycles, music CDs and game software.

Retailers vexed by pirated CDs in Vietnam

Retailers vexed by pirated CDs in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Employees at a music store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examine pirated compact discs (CDs), a major headache for such retailers. The owner of the shop said pirated music CDs and videos are mass produced in China, smuggled into Vietnam and sold at one-fourth regular prices. Vietnamese authorities have begun considering legal measures to regulate pirated CDs, but are unlikely to be able to stem their spread, at least for now in the absence of adequate laws in the country protecting intellectual property rights.

Captain of pirated freighter relaxes at hotel

Captain of pirated freighter relaxes at hotel

PHUKET, Thailand - Ko Ikeno (L), captain of the Japanese-operated freighter Alondra Rainbow, hijacked in the Straits of Malacca in October, relaxes with his Philippine crew at a hotel in Phuket, Thailand, prior to meeting local officers. Ikeno and his crew were rescued from a lifeboat Nov. 8.

Gov't to reinforce countermeasures for pirated products+

Gov't to reinforce countermeasures for pirated products+

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) presides over a meeting of his Strategic Council on Intellectual Property on March 20. The panel of academics and experts from the public and business sectors discussed reinforcing countermeasures to protect intellectual property rights of Japanese products, which are widely pirated in the Asian region, including motorcycles, music CDs and game software.

Japan calls for int'l convention against pirated goods

Japan calls for int'l convention against pirated goods

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a meeting of the government headquarters on intellectual property rights at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 10. (Kyodo)

"Pirated" Stars DAVID CARUSO. Photo: Ron P. J

"Pirated" Stars DAVID CARUSO. Photo: Ron P. J

"Pirated" Stars DAVID CARUSO. Photo: Ron P. Jaffe/ CBS Licensed by CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING. Five Stills: 0207 550 5509. Free for editorial press and listings use in connection with the current broadcast of Channel 5 programmes only. This Image may only be reproduced with the prior written consent of Channel 5. Not for any form of advertising, internet use or in connection with the sale of any product. CSI MIAMI Series#3/Episode#9/"Pirated" Tx: 22/11/04 DAVID CARUSO as Lt. Horatio Caine "Pirated" Stars DAVID CARUSO. Photo: Ron P. Jaffe/ CBS Licensed by CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING. Five Stills: 0207 550 5509. Free for editorial press and listings use in connection with the current broadcast of Channel 5 programmes only. This Image may only be reproduced with the prior written consent of Channel 5.

Honda puts pirated product on display at China motor show

Honda puts pirated product on display at China motor show

Honda Motor Co. displays Nov. 20, 2015, motorbikes -- a genuine Honda product (R) and a fake one -- at the motor show in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, which started the same day, to raise awareness for eradication of pirated products rampant in the Chinese market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese publishers to fight against comic piracy in Thailand

Japanese publishers to fight against comic piracy in Thailand

Samples of comic books to be sold at stores in Thailand by the Japan Manga Alliance, established by publishing giants Kadokawa Corp., Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc. along with animation goods retailer Animate Co., are shown at a news conference announcing the launch of the joint venture in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2015. The group hopes their presence in Bangkok will help terminate pirated versions in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese publishers to fight against comic piracy in Thailand

Japanese publishers to fight against comic piracy in Thailand

Animation goods retailer Animate Co. officer Shingo Kunieda (R) speaks during a press conference announcing the establishment of the Japan Manga Alliance in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2015. The joint venture, joined by publishing giants Kadokawa Corp., Kodansha Ltd., Shueisha Inc. and Shogakukan Inc., aims to open shop in Thailand in an effort to terminate pirated versions in the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

NAGOYA, Japan - Pirated DVDs and computer equipment on display at the Konan police station in Aichi Prefecture on April 22. Police say 300 pirated DVDs had been confiscated from two Brazilians in Nagano Prefecture who allegedly made DVD copies of Disney TV programs for sale in Japan. The suspects, Isawa Hevio Yukishigue and Alves Valter Teles, allegedly have netted 250 million yen since March 2000, selling pirated DVDs on the Internet and through Brazilian stores in Japan. (Kyodo)

Pirated Chinese version of '1Q84'

Pirated Chinese version of '1Q84'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an unauthorized Chinese translation of the novel ''1Q84'' by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, which was found Nov. 9, 2010, being sold as a digital book on Apple Inc.'s online store. (Kyodo)

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day. (Kyodo)

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day. (Kyodo)

Game with pirated illustrations

Game with pirated illustrations

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an iPhone displaying a game using pirated illustrations from popular Japanese comic series ''One Piece.'' Shueisha Inc., the publisher of the series, has urged Apple Inc. to stop selling puzzle video games using pirated illustrations from the comic on its online App Store, sources familiar with the matter said Feb. 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

Renowned Japanese writers at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Award-winning Japanese novelists Jiro Asada, Arimasa Osawa, Mariko Hayashi and Keigo Higashino attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2011. A group of renowned writers and cartoonists, including the four novelists, filed a suit with the Tokyo District Court the same day seeking a court order to stop digital book scanning services, alleging copyright infringement. They argue that such book scanning services could lead to the mass proliferation of pirated works on the Internet and hinder the formation of a digital book market. (Kyodo)

Pirated goods

Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are gathered for destruction in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day. (Kyodo)

Pirated goods

Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are destroyed in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day. (Kyodo)

Piracy site

Piracy site

Undated photo shows a page of the MioMio website the Japanese government claims posts pirated content. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pirated content in China

Pirated content in China

Pirated DVDs and books confiscated by Chinese authorities are piled up in Beijing on April 25, 2013, before being destroyed. The Chinese government disposed of a total of around 29 million pirated items in various locations that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man arrested for allegedly selling pirated DVDs via Web

Man arrested for allegedly selling pirated DVDs via Web

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo police confiscated Feb. 4 pirated DVD versions of Japanese television animation (shown in photo) which Kazuhide Abe of Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, allegedly sold on the Internet. (Kyodo)

Retailers vexed by pirated CDs in Vietnam

Retailers vexed by pirated CDs in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Employees at a music store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examine pirated compact discs (CDs), a major headache for such retailers. The owner of the shop said pirated music CDs and videos are mass produced in China, smuggled into Vietnam and sold at one-fourth regular prices. Vietnamese authorities have begun considering legal measures to regulate pirated CDs, but are unlikely to be able to stem their spread, at least for now in the absence of adequate laws in the country protecting intellectual property rights.

Captain of pirated freighter relaxes at hotel

Captain of pirated freighter relaxes at hotel

PHUKET, Thailand - Ko Ikeno (L), captain of the Japanese-operated freighter Alondra Rainbow, hijacked in the Straits of Malacca in October, relaxes with his Philippine crew at a hotel in Phuket, Thailand, prior to meeting local officers. Ikeno and his crew were rescued from a lifeboat Nov. 8.