Legal Action Over ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' Leaks Begins Soon
While Ufotable and others behind the film are celebrating the historic success of the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie in Japan, the film has begun leaking all across the internet, prompting a response that relays how serious this is being taken.
In a new post on the official 3 million follower Demon Slayer account, a lengthy statement was prepared addressing the issues of piracy and leaks, and how vulnerable accounts that share these leaks are. Here's the statement in full:
'We would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone for their incredible excitement and support for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle.
However, we have recently become aware of unauthorized recordings, uploads, and online distribution of the film. These activities constitute a serious violation of copyright law and other applicable laws and regulations.
We will pursue strict legal action, including civil and criminal measures, against such activities such as piracy and illegal uploads. Even those posting anonymously can be identified and will be held liable.
Such illegal activities not only harm the experience of our loyal fans who support the film, but also undermine the immense hard work, creativity, and resources we have dedicated to the film. We strongly encourage everyone to experience the film legitimately at movie theaters.
We will take appropriate measures to protect our copyrighted work and to ensure that all audiences can enjoy the films as intended. We kindly ask for your continued understanding and cooperation.'
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
There have been countless clips shared of the film, some from pirated copies, some from screen records in Japan. While all movies are pirated to some extent in vast torrent networks and streaming sites, this practice is being amplified by the fact that the film was only released in Japan at its initial premiere, and other regions, including the US, have to wait two months after that in order for the film to reach our shores. Not that this justifies doing anything illegal, but it's likely encouraging this practice.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1, the first film in the series-ending trilogy, demolished its own records from the Mugen Train release with $50 million in receipts in its first 4 days in Japan. That would be a solid performance in the US at almost triple the population. Mugen Train went on to make almost a half a billion dollars globally, and if the trend continues, Infinity Castle will likely make hundreds of millions more than that.
Lawsuits seem like they'll be coming soon, and even with anonymous or burner accounts, the company seems determined to unmask these leak-sharers, so I hope you took that into account when posting clips. We'll see what happens next and if there are any further updates about what's going on with the leaks, which will only be amplified in the next few months as other regions slowly get the film. As a reminder, here are the global release dates:
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