The Tokyo District Court has issued a significant ruling, holding Cloudflare accountable for facilitating illegal manga piracy. The court awarded approximately $3.2 million in damages to the plaintiffs, citing Cloudflare’s failure to act on multiple infringement notices and its continued caching and serving of content for major piracy sites. TorrentFreak emphasizes that this decision establishes a notable precedent, indicating that Content Delivery Network (CDN) providers may face direct liability if they do not verify their customers or adequately respond to large-scale copyright violations.