Posted: Mar 19, 2008

BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC. ABSOLUTELY AGREES WITH FUNIMATION REGARDING ITS STATEMENTS ON CRUNCHYROLL.COM

March 11, 2008 (Cypress, CA) – Bandai Entertainment Inc. announced today that it echoes Funimation’s concerns over copyright infringement by sites that illegally stream anime.

Bandai Entertainment Inc. also informed the website crunchyroll.com to remove content that infringed on its copyrights and furthermore has been working with licensors in Japan, educating them about the pervasive illegal downloading and streaming of anime that has negatively impacted the market. Bandai Entertainment absolutely agrees with Funimation’s assertion that this is an epidemic that will undermine the future of the anime business in Japan and the United States.

Bandai Entertainment Inc. will continue to work with other U.S. companies and Japanese licensors to fight against downloading and its negative impact on the US anime industry.

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