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[Copyright] Case No. 2025 (Ne) 10063
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
[Copyrighted works] Osaka District Court, Case No. 2023 (Wa) 9267
Read the Japanese version / 日本語版を読む [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. 1. The plaintif
