Japan’s Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an organization representing the anime and publishing industries, signed a memorandum of cooperation with US-based IP House. The parties will strengthen measures against pirated content and counterfeit character merchandise, with damage in 2025 expected to exceed ¥10 trillion in Japan and overseas.
The Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an organization whose members include Japanese anime production companies and publishers, signed a memorandum of cooperation with US-based research firm IP House to step up anti-piracy efforts.
Under the memorandum, the parties will jointly address the spread of pirated content and counterfeit character merchandise, and will also take action against counterfeit character merchandise in the US market.
According to CODA, damage from pirated Japanese digital content and counterfeit merchandise online is estimated to exceed ¥10 trillion in 2025, in Japan and overseas. Representative Director Goto Kenro (後藤 健郎) said CODA would strengthen efforts to advance countermeasures.