The Times does an article on anime and piracy

In todays edition of The Times, the paper has an article which covers the $2.4 billion loss in profits due to chinese pirates.

“Japan’s cartoon industry, a mainstay of the country’s bid to revive the economy through “soft” exports, is losing $2.4 billion a year to Chinese piracy.The number represents more than twice what the Japanese animation industry made from total global exports of cartoons and cartoon-related goods during its best year.”

The article, “Japan’s Cartoons plundered by Pirates” can be read on The Times site.