Japanese publishers have urged US consumer electronics maker Apple to stop selling pirated copies of novels by popular Japanese writers through its online distribution service.
A joint statement issued on Tuesday by 4 industry groups, including the Japan Book Publishers Association, says many illegal copies are still available for download on Apple's online store.
The statement says the App Store's distribution of content that clearly violates copyrights is illegal and tantamount to assisting in illegal acts. It also says the distributer bears responsibility for the problem.
The publishers say unauthorized editions of popular novels by Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino had been distributed through the service.
They urge the App Store to screen materials for copyright status before distributing them, and demand full disclosure of information on pirated items from the store.
Apple's Japanese branch replies that it fully understands the importance of copyrights, and that it will promptly respond to any request on copyright violations.
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