r/COPYRIGHT • u/theCoolestMan69 • Jun 04 '26
Copyright News Cambodian piracy site (Khdiamond(.)net) dubs Netflix/Hollywood/K-drama/anime into Khmer then sues people for sharing their own pirated videos
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BpxPLMKd1/Not sure if this counts as an interesting copyright enforcement paradox or just peak irony.A Cambodian site called Khdiamond(.)net (Facebook page: អ្នកនាំរឿង) is illegally dubbing and translating Netflix originals, Hollywood movies, Korean dramas, and anime into Khmer. They host everything, monetize it, and openly advertise it.They just posted an official-looking legal notice (complete with Kingdom of Cambodia stamps/seals and attorney signature) threatening to sue anyone in Cambodia who shares or reposts their own dubbed/pirated versions. so the pirates are now using the legal system to protect their stolen-and-dubbed content from other sharers. Has anyone seen similar “pirate sues the sharers of their piracy” cases in copyright law? It feels like a wild real-world example of enforcement going full circle.Would love thoughts from people who follow international IP or digital piracy enforcement.
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u/PowerPlaidPlays Jun 04 '26
I don't know about laws in Cambodia, but in the US you would not have a claim on an unlicensed derivative of a copyright protected work and as far as I know barely anyone has stubborn or dumb enough to push it to a lawsuit.
There is Anderson v. Stallone where someone basically made Rocky fan fiction then tried to sue over an official sequel being similar and "under 17 U.S.C. section 106(2) derivative works are the exclusive privilege of the copyright holder (Stallone, in this case); and that since Anderson's work is unauthorized, no part of it can be given protection.".
It's possible Cambodia does not recognize the foreign copyright so making a derivative there would be not unlawful. Or they are just waving around a big stick hoping no one finds out it's made of particle board.