[Article/Copyright] The Public’s Freedom to Use Accessible Works: The Working Vehicles Case — Maiko Murai
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Publication review Category: Copyright Topics: Moral rights First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-06-23 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12912149070.html [Article/Copyright] The Public's Freedom to Use Accessible Works: The Working Vehicles Case (Maiko Murai, Intellectual Prop
2023 (Ne) 10093, “Copyright Owner of a Cinematographic Work” <Shoji>
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Case note Category: Copyright Topics: Moral rights First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-06-14 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12910465129.html 2023 (Ne) 10093, “Copyright Owner of a Cinematographic Work” <Shoji> *Note that even when the film producer acquires copyright unde
[Article] Agreements Not to Exercise Authors’ Moral Rights: A Law-and-Economics Analysis (Nobuko Kawashima, Intellectual Property Law and Policy Journal, Vol.
日本語原文 / Japanese original Article information Article type: Publication review Category: Other Japanese law Topics: Moral rights First published on this website: 2026-11-01 Display and classification checked: November 2, 2026 Originally published on Ameblo: 2025-04-14 (Japan time). Full English translation. https://ameblo.jp/hideki-takaishi/entry-12893802585.html [Article] Agreements Not to Exercise Authors' Moral Rights: A Law-and-Economics Analysis (Nobuko Kawashima, Intell
Compilation Copyright — Legal Protection for Works Distributed in Parts over the Internet (Takuto Hirasawa, 2009)
* IP High Court judgment of June 23, 2008 The images were not distributed as a daily tear-off calendar. Instead, once a week, images for nearby dates were excerpted and distributed. ⇒ No infringement of the right to integrity of the compilation work. Infringement of an “expectati
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, 2022)
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
[Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 10048 <Presiding Judge Matsukawa>
日本語版: https://www.takaishihideki.com/single-post/linkedin-7512417547481419776-ja Article information Article type: Case note Categories: Copyright Issues: Moral rights First published on this website: October 5, 2026 Case information: [Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 10048 <Presiding Judge Matsukawa> Display and classification checked: October 5, 2026 [Copyright] Osaka District Court, Reiwa 7 (Wa) No. 10048 <Presiding Judge Matsukawa> 1. The defendants' unau
![[Article / Copyright] Appeal: IP High Court, Reiwa 4 (Ne) 10019; 1st inst.: Tokyo DC, Reiwa 2 (Wa) 24492, “Tweets pointing out tracing plagiarism” (Yoshinobu Hisamura, Patent, February 2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/324a18_c0e8e26bc4e942bd88ed63c6683d6948~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1018,h_766,fp_0.50_0.50,q_35,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/324a18_c0e8e26bc4e942bd88ed63c6683d6948~mv2.png)
![[Article / Copyright] Appeal: IP High Court, Reiwa 4 (Ne) 10019; 1st inst.: Tokyo DC, Reiwa 2 (Wa) 24492, “Tweets pointing out tracing plagiarism” (Yoshinobu Hisamura, Patent, February 2024)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/324a18_c0e8e26bc4e942bd88ed63c6683d6948~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_1018,h_766,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_avif,quality_auto/324a18_c0e8e26bc4e942bd88ed63c6683d6948~mv2.png)
[Article / Copyright] Appeal: IP High Court, Reiwa 4 (Ne) 10019; 1st inst.: Tokyo DC, Reiwa 2 (Wa) 24492, “Tweets pointing out tracing plagiarism” (Yoshinobu Hisamura, Patent, February 2024)
(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).
[Copyright] Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2024 (Wa) 70368
(Presiding Judge Nakajima) [Issue 1] No infringement of the right of public transmission The subtitle translator undertook the translation work on an "all rights clear" basis.
[Copyrighted works] Osaka District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 9267
"Yamashiron" (Presiding Judge Matsukawa) *Regarding the requirement of "specific reference" under Article 61(2) of the Copyright Act, the court held that a comprehensive statement or agreement is insufficient and that an express agreement specifically identifying the rights under Articles 27 and 28 of the Copyright Act as rights to be transferred is necessary.
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