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Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [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. ⇒ In light of the course of negotiations and the ordinary meaning of the wording, this includes, at a minimum, permission for uses such as DVD sales and TV broadcasting. [Issue 2] Infringement of the right of

Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [Trademark] Osaka High Court, Case No. 2024 (Ne) 1885 [MAJESTY] (Presiding Judge Morisaki) <Sale of the defendant's products manufactured by another company, as they are> The first-instance defendant Marushu purchased them from Erimu Trading with hangtags bearing the defendant's mark attached, and that sale itself does not constitute trademark infringement. <Sale of the defendant's products manufactured by another company with packaging box

Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [Copyright] Case No. 2025 (Ne) 10063 "Mark Gonzales / Angel" (Presiding Judge Moritomi) (= First instance: Tokyo District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 70127, Presiding Judge Shibuya) <Applicable law> Japanese law applies to copyright protected in Japan, and U.S. law applies to copyright protected in the United States. <Work made for hire under U.S. law denied> The works constitute neither works made for hire under U.S. copyright law nor works