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日本語版 Article information Article type: Publication review Category: Copyright Topics: Quotation, Moral rights, Defamation First published on this website: 2026-10-16 Display and classification checked: October 17, 2026 Case information: Tokyo District Court, 2020 (Wa) No. 19351 [Article / Copyright] Including tweets in a book held to be lawful quotation under Copyright Act Article 32(1) — #KuToo case (Takuto Hirasawa, Intellectual Property Law and Policy Journal, Vol. 66, 202

Japanese version: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7513417920920629250-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Copyright Issues: Quotation Published on website: 2026-10-08 Display and classification checked: 2026-10-08 [Copyright / Quotation] Tokyo District Court, Reiwa 5 (Wa) 70388 <Judge Nakashima> An SNS post describing a “most sinister tag team.” ⇒ Permissible quotation was established. 1. Purpose of use The defendant used an article

(1) Reproduction and public-transmission rights (quotation defense) The purpose of attaching images to critical tweets was criticism. Quoting Y’s illustrations to identify the subject of criticism was held to be within the extent justified by the quotation’s purpose and therefore a lawful quotation under Copyright Act Article 32(1).

(Presiding Judge Nakajima) *Quotation defense under Article 32(1) of the Copyright Act established. (Excerpt from the judgment — translated)