Japan Unaware of the Extent of American Manga Piracy?

A Wall Street Journal article about America’s seeming lack of concern over unlicensed distribution of copyrighted Japanese manga in America is especially interesting because of its revelation that “until very recently” the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry believed that manga piracy in the United States was a “minor issue.” A spokesman for the Japanese government’s Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters states, “We want owners of individual rights to appeal directly to the websites… The government… hasn’t determined enough about copyright infringement in the U.S. to make advances.”

Source: Anime News Network