``13DL'', the largest pirated manga site, will be closed after receiving a disclosure request from the operator by Cloudflare
The Content Overseas Distribution Agency (CODA),
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According to CODA, 13DL is a leech site that posted a large number of links to URLs of online storages where illegally uploaded pirated content can be downloaded. I needed it. In addition, the operator of 13DL is said to have obtained illegal income from this paid service.
13DL has expanded the number of access since 'Haruka Yume no Kishi', which was once one of Japan's largest pirate sites, was
In response to this situation of copyright infringement, CODA cooperated with security experts at the request of the Five Publishing Company Anti-Piracy Council by KADOKAWA, Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Square Enix. I was investigating 13DL while preserving evidence of illegal uploads. An independent investigation by CODA, dubbed the International Enforcement Project , has found that the operators of 13DL may be based in Northern Europe. In 13DL, it seems that the operator himself uploaded the pirated file.
After that, on May 3, 2023, CODA infringed Shueisha's copyright by posting ' Grand Jump ' to Cloudflare , which was used by 13DL and its online storage service, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA) has been requested to be removed from 13DL.
At that time, CODA said, ``We request that you immediately disable access to the infringing work and cease any use, reproduction, or distribution of the original work. We demand that the infringing work be removed or disabled.'
In response to CODA's request to delete 'Grand Jump', other pirated sites such as 'wupfile.com', 'hexupload.net' and 'manga-zip.is' are no longer able to use 'Grand Jump'. reported.
Also, on May 10, 2023, CODA obtained a subpoena (PDF file) in California federal court and requested disclosure of operators of multiple pirated-related sites, including 13DL. The request required Cloudflare to disclose the caller's personal information associated with domains such as 13DL. The information disclosed includes the domain owner's address and phone number, email address, payment details, hosting provider, IP address, and timestamps of related activity.
On the other hand, overseas media
A disclosure order was issued by the court on May 12, two days after CODA filed a caller information disclosure petition with the California federal court. Then, three days after the issuance, on May 15, 2023, 13DL posted the message ``13DL is closed, thank you for everything'' and stopped posting the pirated version on the site.
However, from May 17, 2023, 13DL posted download links for over 180,000 pirated manga uploaded to two online storages, saying, ``This is the last gift for those who bought premium.'' It has been confirmed that the file was distributed to paying members.
In addition, CODA said to users who received a link to pirated content in 13DL's 'Last Gift', 'Downloading while knowing that it is a pirated version is prohibited by law and may be charged with a crime. Please do not download content from linked sites.'
After that, on May 22, 2023, the 13DL site itself became inaccessible and 13DL was closed.
However, after the closure of 13DL, imitation sites with similar names and similar domain names have appeared, and CODA said, ``These sites are operated by criminals. There is a risk of being infected with malicious malware by downloading, etc. Please be careful not to access it.'
According to CODA, Cloudflare is expected to disclose information about subscribers to 13DL and multiple online storage services in June 2023. In addition, CODA is cooperating with Shueisha, the copyright holder of the work, lawyers in charge, security experts, etc., to request disclosure of sender information regarding 13DL's 'last present'. CODA is determined to 'use every possible means and make every effort to identify the operator.'
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