Four major manga publishers prepare to sue CloudFlare

Four of Japan's leading manga publishers, Shueisha, Kodansha, Shogakukan and Kadokawa, are preparing to sue CloudFlare for facilitating the distribution and reproduction of animation series and other copyrighted content through its Content Delivery Network (CDN). CloudFlare is one of the largest players in the market for the distribution of digital content online and offers its network to third parties. According to Asahi, the publishers intend to sue for 400 million yen (just over EUR 3 million) in damages for distributing pirated material.