Eight Japanese pornographic movie producers are seeking $1billion in royalties from Taiwanese cable operators and Telcos they say are using their work without authorization. The case may depend on an intellectual property issue: whether Taiwanese authorities hold that ‘adult films’ can be considered creative works worthy of copyright protection.

The Taiwanese telecommunication and cable companies have allegedly allowed their customers to download the films in question onto a variety of platforms, including mobile phones, free of charge.

We understand that Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office considers the question of whether adult films are creative works [...]

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