「漫画村」運営者に実刑　海賊版サイト収入「犯罪収益」―福岡地裁

　海賊版サイト「漫画村」に人気漫画を無断で掲載したとして、著作権法違反と組織犯罪処罰法違反（犯罪収益等隠匿）の罪に問われた元運営者、星野路実被告（２９）の判決が２日、福岡地裁であった。神原浩裁判長は「著作物の収益構造を根底から破壊し、文化の発展をも阻害しかねない」と述べ、懲役３年、罰金１０００万円、追徴金約６２５７万円（求刑懲役４年６月、罰金１０００万円、追徴金約６２５７万円）を言い渡した。
　サイトの広告収入が犯罪収益と認められるかが主な争点だった。神原裁判長は漫画の無断公開を著作権法違反と認定した上で、「漫画村にアクセスする動機は無料閲覧で、無断公開と広告収入は強く結び付いている」として、広告収入は犯罪行為で得た財産に当たると判断した。（2021/06/02-18:22）

Fukuoka District Court sentenced Romi Hoshino, former operator of pirate website Mangamura, to three years in prison Wednesday for uploading popular manga series without permission.
   Hoshino, 29, was found guilty of violating the copyright law and concealing criminal proceeds in breach of the law on the punishment of organized crimes.
   He was also slapped with a fine of 10 million yen and an extra fine of 62.57 million yen. The prosecution had sought four years and six months in prison, a fine of 10 million yen and an additional fine of 62.57 million yen.
   Hoshino committed acts that "could destroy the basic structure of profiting from copyrighted works and hinder the development of culture," Presiding Judge Hiroshi Kanbara said.
   The main issue was whether the advertising income earned through the Mangamura website could be recognized as criminal proceeds.